OT · pick 28, First OT at #28 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, OT grouping. (1984)

OT·pick 28

FIRST OT IN OUR WINDOW AT #28

Brian Blados

Drafted by CIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · North Carolina

1984 · round 1

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, OT grouping.

OTs drafted at #28 in NFL history

most recent: Caleb Lomu (NE, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1983, the model gave a offensive tackle at #28 a 7.5% chance in 1984.

Offensive tackle at #28, year by year

Each year's estimate uses only that year's draft and the years before it , no peeking ahead. The line smooths across neighboring picks and seasons so a single oddball draft doesn't dominate. The shaded band is the model's 90% uncertainty range.

Peak: 10.8% · 2027 model: 5.3%

Surrounding picks · 1984 draft

#23WRLouis LippsPIT , GM Dick Haley
#24LBTodd ShellSF , GM John McVay
#25LBBilly CannonDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#26RBGreg BellBUF , GM Stew Barber
#27OGWilliam RobertsNYG , GM George Young
#29DTDoug SmithTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg
#30LBKeith BrownerTB , GM Phil Krueger
#31DTBob SlaterWAS , GM Bobby Beathard
#32SScott CaseATL , GM Tom Braatz
#33LBMike GuendlingLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2026Caleb LomuNE · Utah
2007Joe StaleySF , GM Scot McCloughan · Central Michigan

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