DE · pick 209 — first ever defensive end at #209 (1998)

DE·pick 209

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #209

Jomo Cousins

Drafted by ARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Florida A&M

1998

DEs drafted at #209 in NFL history

most recent: Antwaun Powell-Ryland (PHI, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a defensive end at #209 a 8.3% chance in 1998.

Defensive end at #209, 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: 19.5% · 2027 model: 6.4%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#204WRAndy McCulloughNO — GM Mike Ditka
#205LBJimmy SprotteTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#206LBAntwaune PondsWAS — GM Charley Casserly
#207OGChris LiwienskiDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#208LBChester BurnettMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#210OGJim BundrenMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#211OGJason AndersenNE — GM Bobby Grier
#212DEChance McCartyTB — GM Rich McKay
#213CBen FrickeNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#214LBBrandon TolbertJAX — GM Tom Coughlin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2025Antwaun Powell-RylandPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Virginia Tech
2015Obum GwachamSEA — GM John Schneider · Oregon St.
2000Eric ChandlerCLE — GM Dwight Clark · Jackson St.

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