DE · pick 215 — first ever defensive end at #215 (1997)

DE·pick 215

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #215

Cedric White

Drafted by LAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · North Carolina A&T

1997

DEs drafted at #215 in NFL history

most recent: D'Aundre Reed (MIN, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive end at #215 a 7.8% chance in 1997.

Defensive end at #215, 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: 20.2% · 2027 model: 6.4%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#210DTMike MianoCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#211CBCarlos JonesSEA — GM Mike Allman
#212DTMark SmithARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#213WRChris MillerGB — GM Ron Wolf
#214OTNathan ParksKC — GM Carl Peterson
#216SArmon WilliamsTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#217DTWilliam CarrCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#218LBToran JamesLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#220LBArtie UlmerMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#221LBJon HesseJAX — GM Tom Coughlin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2011D'Aundre ReedMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Arizona
1999Mike PringleyDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · North Carolina

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