DE · pick 233 — first ever defensive end at #233 (1997)

DE·pick 233

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #233

Marvin Thomas

Drafted by CHI — GM Mark Hatley · Memphis

1997

DEs drafted at #233 in NFL history

most recent: Zach Durfee (JAX, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive end at #233 a 8.1% chance in 1997.

Defensive end at #233, 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: 22.7% · 2027 model: 6.3%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#228TEKris MangumCAR — GM Bill Polian
#229DTJason FergusonNYJ — GM Bill Parcells
#230OGScott RehbergNE — GM Bobby Grier
#231RBJerald SowellGB — GM Ron Wolf
#232WRMarcus HarrisDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#234QBWally RichardsonBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#235WRMatthew HatchetteMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#236SRalph StatenBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#237QBTony CorbinLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#238DTLeland TaylorBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2026Zach DurfeeJAX · Washington
2023Andre JonesWAS — GM Ron Rivera · Louisiana
2020Casey ToohillPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Stanford
2013David BassLV — GM Reggie McKenzie · Missouri Western St.
2005Jonathan FaneneCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Utah

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