DE · pick 156, First DE at #156 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DE grouping. (1997)

DE·pick 156

FIRST DE IN OUR WINDOW AT #156

Carl Powell

Drafted by IND , GM Bill Tobin · Louisville

1997 · round 5

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DE grouping.

DEs drafted at #156 in NFL history

most recent: George Gumbs Jr. (IND, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive end at #156 a 6.3% chance in 1997.

Defensive end at #156, 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: 9.4% · 2027 model: 7.7%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#150WRNate JacquetIND , GM Bill Tobin
#151DTTony WilliamsMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#152DEN.D. KaluPHI , GM Tom Modrak
#154RBGeorge JonesPIT , GM Tom Donahoe
#155TELuther BroughtonPHI , GM Tom Modrak
#157DENicholas LopezMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson
#158CBTaje AllenLAR , GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#159LBVernon CrawfordNE , GM Bobby Grier
#160LBAnthony HicksGB , GM Ron Wolf
#161DEDuane AshmanDET , GM Chuck Schmidt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2026George Gumbs Jr.IND · Florida
2021Isaiahh LoudermilkPIT , GM Kevin Colbert · Wisconsin
2006Julian JenkinsTB , GM Bruce Allen · Stanford
2002Aaron KampmanGB , GM Mike Sherman · Iowa

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