DT · pick 222 — first ever defensive tackle at #222 (1996)

DT·pick 222

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #222

Chuck Osborne

Drafted by LAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · Arizona

1996

DTs drafted at #222 in NFL history

most recent: Tyre West (DET, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a defensive tackle at #222 a 7.3% chance in 1996.

Defensive tackle at #222, 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: 17.7% · 2027 model: 13.0%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#217WRDonnell BakerCAR — GM Bill Polian
#218RBMike ArchieTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#219OTRod JonesCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#220LBSedric ClarkLV — GM Al Davis era
#221SReggie RuskTB — GM Rich McKay
#223OGJon MerrillMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#224CDarius SmithLV — GM Al Davis era
#225DEJohnie ChurchSEA — GM Mike Allman
#226OGChris BanksDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#227WRClarence JonesJAX — GM Tom Coughlin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2026Tyre WestDET · Tennessee
2024Javontae Jean-BaptisteWAS — GM Adam Peters · Notre Dame

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