DT · pick 97 — first ever defensive tackle at #97 (2011)

DT·pick 97

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #97

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Drafted by CAR — GM Marty Hurney · Stanford

2011

DTs drafted at #97 in NFL history

most recent: McKinnley Jackson (CIN, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2010, the model gave a defensive tackle at #97 a 7.4% chance in 2011.

Defensive tackle at #97, 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: 15.8% · 2027 model: 11.0%

Surrounding picks · 2011 draft

#92OTJoe BarksdaleLV — GM Al Davis era
#93SChris ConteCHI — GM Jerry Angelo
#94DTKenrick EllisNYJ — GM Mike Tannenbaum
#95CBCurtis BrownPIT — GM Kevin Colbert
#96RBAlex GreenGB — GM Ted Thompson
#98CBBrandon HoganCAR — GM Marty Hurney
#99LBK.J. WrightSEA — GM John Schneider
#100SDa'Norris SearcyBUF — GM Buddy Nix
#101OGClint BolingCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#102TEJordan CameronCLE — GM Tom Heckert

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2024McKinnley JacksonCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Texas A&M

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