DE · pick 218 — first ever defensive end at #218 (2018)

DE·pick 218

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #218

Ade Aruna

Drafted by MIN — GM Rick Spielman · Tulane

2018

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2017, the model gave a defensive end at #218 a 6.6% chance in 2018.

Defensive end at #218, 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: 20.6% · 2027 model: 6.4%

Surrounding picks · 2018 draft

#213OGColby GossettMIN — GM Rick Spielman
#214LBPeter KalambayiHOU — GM Brian Gaine
#215CBradley BozemanBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#216LBAzeem VictorLV — GM Reggie McKenzie
#217LBKeishawn BierriaDEN — GM John Elway
#219QBDanny EtlingNE — GM Bill Belichick
#220QBAlex McGoughSEA — GM John Schneider
#221LBMatthew AdamsIND — GM Chris Ballard
#222CBJermaine KellyHOU — GM Brian Gaine
#223DTJullian TaylorSF — GM John Lynch

Drafted at this same coordinate later

Nobody else has been drafted as this position at this pick number.

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