DE · pick 156 — first ever defensive end at #156 (1997)

DE·pick 156

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #156

Carl Powell

Drafted by IND — GM Bill Tobin · Louisville

1997

DEs drafted at #156 in NFL history

most recent: George Gumbs Jr. (IND, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive end at #156 a 7.3% chance in 1997.

Defensive end at #156, 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: 14.4% · 2027 model: 6.9%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#150WRNate JacquetIND — GM Bill Tobin
#151DTTony WilliamsMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#152DEN.D. KaluPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#154RBGeorge JonesPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#155TELuther BroughtonPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#157DENicholas LopezMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#158CBTaje AllenLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#159LBVernon CrawfordNE — GM Bobby Grier
#160LBAnthony HicksGB — GM Ron Wolf
#161DEDuane AshmanDET — GM Chuck Schmidt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2026George Gumbs Jr.IND · Florida
2021Isaiahh LoudermilkPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Wisconsin
2006Julian JenkinsTB — GM Bruce Allen · Stanford
2002Aaron KampmanGB — GM Mike Sherman · Iowa

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