DE · pick 225 — first ever defensive end at #225 (1996)

DE·pick 225

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #225

Johnie Church

Drafted by SEA — GM Mike Allman · Florida

1996

DEs drafted at #225 in NFL history

most recent: Kenny Willekes (MIN, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a defensive end at #225 a 7.6% chance in 1996.

Defensive end at #225, 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: 21.5% · 2027 model: 6.3%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#220LBSedric ClarkLV — GM Al Davis era
#221SReggie RuskTB — GM Rich McKay
#222DTChuck OsborneLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#223OGJon MerrillMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#224CDarius SmithLV — GM Al Davis era
#226OGChris BanksDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#227WRClarence JonesJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#228WRGregory SpannJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#229OTEthan BrooksATL — GM Harold Richardson
#230OGJeff BuckeyMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2020Kenny WillekesMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Michigan St.
2019Darryl JohnsonBUF — GM Brandon Beane · North Carolina A&T

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