DE · pick 147 — first ever defensive end at #147 (2000)

DE·pick 147

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #147

Gillis Wilson

Drafted by CAR — GM Dom Anile · Southern

2000

DEs drafted at #147 in NFL history

most recent: Joshua Josephs (WAS, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1999, the model gave a defensive end at #147 a 8.3% chance in 2000.

Defensive end at #147, 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: 13.6% · 2027 model: 7.1%

Surrounding picks · 2000 draft

#142STShane LechlerLV — GM Al Davis era
#143WRWindrell HayesNYJ — GM Dick Haley
#144RBMichael WileyDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#145STodd FranzDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#146CBLamar ChapmanCLE — GM Dwight Clark
#148OGRichard MercierBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#149DEKabeer Gbaja-BiamilaGB — GM Ron Wolf
#150DEJohn MilemSF — GM Bill Walsh
#151WRJoey JamisonGB — GM Ron Wolf
#152SArturo FreemanMIA — GM Dave Wannstedt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2026Joshua JosephsWAS · Tennessee
2020Khalid KareemCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Notre Dame
2013Steven MeansTB — GM Mark Dominik · Buffalo
2004Claude HarriottCHI — GM Jerry Angelo · Pittsburgh
2002Kenyon ColemanLV — GM Al Davis era · UCLA

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