DT · pick 209 — first ever defensive tackle at #209 (1997)

DT·pick 209

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #209

Anthony DeGrate

Drafted by TB — GM Rich McKay · S.F. Austin

1997

DTs drafted at #209 in NFL history

most recent: Demarcus Christmas (SEA, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive tackle at #209 a 7.4% chance in 1997.

Defensive tackle at #209, 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: 17.0% · 2027 model: 12.7%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#204QBTony GrazianiATL — GM Harold Richardson
#205DEChris WardBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#206RBTerry BattleDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#207QBKoy DetmerPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#208DTMatt KeneleyNYG — GM George Young
#210DTMike MianoCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#211CBCarlos JonesSEA — GM Mike Allman
#212DTMark SmithARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#213WRChris MillerGB — GM Ron Wolf
#214OTNathan ParksKC — GM Carl Peterson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2019Demarcus ChristmasSEA — GM John Schneider · Florida St.

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