DE · pick 247 — first ever defensive end at #247 (2009)

DE·pick 247

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #247

Nick Reed

Drafted by SEA — GM Tim Ruskell · Oregon

2009

DEs drafted at #247 in NFL history

most recent: Quintayvious Hutchins (NE, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2008, the model gave a defensive end at #247 a 7.1% chance in 2009.

Defensive end at #247, 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: 25.5% · 2027 model: 6.3%

Surrounding picks · 2009 draft

#242SNick SchommerTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt
#243WRMarko MitchellWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato
#244DTRicky Jean-FrancoisSF — GM Scot McCloughan
#245SCourtney GreeneSEA — GM Tim Ruskell
#246OGLance LouisCHI — GM Jerry Angelo
#248TECameron MorrahSEA — GM Tim Ruskell
#249DTClinton McDonaldCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#250RBRashad JenningsJAX — GM Gene Smith
#251WRDerek KinderCHI — GM Jerry Angelo
#252WRFreddie BrownCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2026Quintayvious HutchinsNE · Boston Col.
2010Brandon DeaderickNE — GM Bill Belichick · Alabama

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