DE · pick 224 — first ever defensive end at #224 (2002)

DE·pick 224

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #224

Derrius Monroe

Drafted by NO — GM Mickey Loomis · Virginia Tech

2002

DEs drafted at #224 in NFL history

most recent: Markus White (WAS, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2001, the model gave a defensive end at #224 a 9.6% chance in 2002.

Defensive end at #224, 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: 21.4% · 2027 model: 6.4%

Surrounding picks · 2002 draft

#219DEJoey EvansCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#220DEJosh MallardIND — GM Bill Polian
#221LBMaurice RodriguezKC — GM Carl Peterson
#222WRKendall NewsonJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#223TEMike BanksARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#225WRDarrell HillTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#226WRDaryl JonesNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#227OTJoaquin GonzalezCLE — GM Butch Davis
#228SChris YoungDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#229DEStylez G. WhiteHOU — GM Charley Casserly

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2011Markus WhiteWAS — GM Bruce Allen · Florida St.
2005Jay RatliffDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Auburn

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