DE · pick 205 — first ever defensive end at #205 (1997)

DE·pick 205

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #205

Chris Ward

Drafted by BAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Kentucky

1997

DEs drafted at #205 in NFL history

most recent: Trevon Young (LAR, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive end at #205 a 7.7% chance in 1997.

Defensive end at #205, 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: 19.1% · 2027 model: 6.4%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#200LBRichard HogansCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#201SRicky ParkerCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#202SSteve RosgaNYJ — GM Bill Parcells
#203CBHudhaifa IsmaeliMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#204QBTony GrazianiATL — GM Harold Richardson
#206RBTerry BattleDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#207QBKoy DetmerPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#208DTMatt KeneleyNYG — GM George Young
#209DTAnthony DeGrateTB — GM Rich McKay
#210DTMike MianoCHI — GM Mark Hatley

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2018Trevon YoungLAR — GM Les Snead · Louisville
2017Jeremiah LedbetterDET — GM Bob Quinn · Arkansas

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