DT · pick 212 — first ever defensive tackle at #212 (1997)

DT·pick 212

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #212

Mark Smith

Drafted by ARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Auburn

1997

DTs drafted at #212 in NFL history

most recent: Zach Clayton (TEN, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive tackle at #212 a 7.3% chance in 1997.

Defensive tackle at #212, 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: 17.2% · 2027 model: 12.8%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#207QBKoy DetmerPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#208DTMatt KeneleyNYG — GM George Young
#209DTAnthony DeGrateTB — GM Rich McKay
#210DTMike MianoCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#211CBCarlos JonesSEA — GM Mike Allman
#213WRChris MillerGB — GM Ron Wolf
#214OTNathan ParksKC — GM Carl Peterson
#215DECedric WhiteLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#216SArmon WilliamsTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#217DTWilliam CarrCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2011Zach ClaytonTEN — GM Ruston Webster · Auburn
2006Fred EvansMIA — GM Randy Mueller · Texas St.
2004Eric TaylorPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Memphis

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