DE · pick 69 — first ever defensive end at #69 (2016)

DE·pick 69

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #69

Yannick Ngakoue

Drafted by JAX — GM David Caldwell · Maryland

2016

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2015, the model gave a defensive end at #69 a 9.1% chance in 2016.

Defensive end at #69, 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: 14.5% · 2027 model: 10.4%

Surrounding picks · 2016 draft

#64SKevin ByardTEN — GM Jon Robinson
#65DECarl NassibCLE — GM Sashi Brown
#66CMax TuerkLAC — GM Tom Telesco
#67DTMaliek CollinsDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#68CBWill RedmondSF — GM Trent Baalke
#70DEBronson KaufusiBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#71SDarian ThompsonNYG — GM Jerry Reese
#72DTJonathan BullardCHI — GM Ryan Pace
#73RBKenyan DrakeMIA — GM Chris Grier
#74CBKeiVarae RussellKC — GM John Dorsey

Drafted at this same coordinate later

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

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