DT · pick 238 — first ever defensive tackle at #238 (1997)

DT·pick 238

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #238

Leland Taylor

Drafted by BAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Louisville

1997

DTs drafted at #238 in NFL history

most recent: Ricardo Mathews (IND, 2010)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive tackle at #238 a 7.2% chance in 1997.

Defensive tackle at #238, 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: 19.0% · 2027 model: 13.3%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#233DEMarvin ThomasCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#234QBWally RichardsonBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#235WRMatthew HatchetteMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#236SRalph StatenBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#237QBTony CorbinLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#239LBRichard JordanDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#240QBRon McAdaGB — GM Ron Wolf

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2010Ricardo MathewsIND — GM Bill Polian · Cincinnati
2001Tyrone RobertsonBUF — GM Tom Donahoe · Hinds CC

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