DE · pick 235 — first ever defensive end at #235 (1998)

DE·pick 235

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #235

David Sanders

Drafted by LV — GM Al Davis era · Arkansas

1998

DEs drafted at #235 in NFL history

most recent: Wyatt Hubert (CIN, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a defensive end at #235 a 8.7% chance in 1998.

Defensive end at #235, 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: 23.1% · 2027 model: 6.3%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#230DEVincent AmeyLV — GM Al Davis era
#231SCorey GainesIND — GM Bill Polian
#232QBMoses MorenoCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#233RBRon JanesARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#234WRKio SanfordLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#236DEJason ChorakLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#237TERodrick MonroeDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#238WRKamil LoudBUF — GM John Butler
#239DERon WarnerNO — GM Mike Ditka
#240OGMelvin ThomasPHI — GM Tom Modrak

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2021Wyatt HubertCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Kansas St.
2014Shelby HarrisLV — GM Reggie McKenzie · Illinois St.

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