DE · pick 215, First DE at #215 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DE grouping. (1997)

DE·pick 215

FIRST DE IN OUR WINDOW AT #215

Cedric White

Drafted by LAR , GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · North Carolina A&T

1997 · round 7

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

DEs drafted at #215 in NFL history

most recent: D'Aundre Reed (MIN, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive end at #215 a 6.5% chance in 1997.

Defensive end at #215, 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: 9.7% · 2027 model: 6.9%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#210DTMike MianoCHI , GM Mark Hatley
#211CBCarlos JonesSEA , GM Mike Allman
#212DTMark SmithARI , GM Bob Ferguson
#213WRChris MillerGB , GM Ron Wolf
#214OTNathan ParksKC , GM Carl Peterson
#216SArmon WilliamsTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#217DTWilliam CarrCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#218LBToran JamesLAC , GM Bobby Beathard
#220LBArtie UlmerMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#221LBJon HesseJAX , GM Tom Coughlin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2011D'Aundre ReedMIN , GM Rick Spielman · Arizona
1999Mike PringleyDET , GM Chuck Schmidt · North Carolina

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