DE · pick 228 — first ever defensive end at #228 (2005)

DE·pick 228

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #228

Shaun Nua

Drafted by PIT — GM Kevin Colbert · BYU

2005

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2004, the model gave a defensive end at #228 a 8.6% chance in 2005.

Defensive end at #228, 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: 21.9% · 2027 model: 6.3%

Surrounding picks · 2005 draft

#223WRMarcus MaxwellSF — GM Scot McCloughan
#224DEJay RatliffDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#225WRParis WarrenTB — GM Bruce Allen
#226WRLeRon McCoyARI — GM Rod Graves
#227DEKenneth PettwayHOU — GM Charley Casserly
#229QBJames KilianKC — GM Carl Peterson
#230QBMatt CasselNE — GM Bill Belichick
#231SHamza AbdullahTB — GM Bruce Allen
#232DTJimmy VerdonNO — GM Mickey Loomis
#233DEJonathan FaneneCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later

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

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