DE · pick 86 — first ever defensive end at #86 (1997)

DE·pick 86

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #86

Bertrand Berry

Drafted by IND — GM Bill Tobin · Notre Dame

1997

DEs drafted at #86 in NFL history

most recent: Allen Bailey (KC, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive end at #86 a 7.3% chance in 1997.

Defensive end at #86, 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: 12.9% · 2027 model: 9.3%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#81OTScott SandersonTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#82OTPaul WigginsPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#83OGSteve ScifresDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#84CBTy HowardARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#85OTTim KohnLV — GM Al Davis era
#87LBKinnon TatumCAR — GM Bill Polian
#88WRDedric WardNYJ — GM Bill Parcells
#89SChris CarterNE — GM Bobby Grier
#90STBrett ConwayGB — GM Ron Wolf
#91LBMike VrabelPIT — GM Tom Donahoe

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2011Allen BaileyKC — GM Scott Pioli · Miami (FL)
2010Daniel Te'o-NesheimPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Washington

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