DE · pick 221, First DE at #221 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DE grouping. (1998)

DE·pick 221

FIRST DE IN OUR WINDOW AT #221

Angel Rubio

Drafted by PIT , GM Tom Donahoe · SE Missouri St.

1998 · round 7

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

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a defensive end at #221 a 6.4% chance in 1998.

Defensive end at #221, 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: 9.8% · 2027 model: 6.4%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#216CBEric WarfieldKC , GM Carl Peterson
#217OTChad OverhauserCHI , GM Mark Hatley
#218RBEddie WatsonGB , GM Ron Wolf
#219LBNate WayneDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#220DTChris AkinsPHI , GM Tom Modrak
#222TEDamian VaughnCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#223RBTarik SmithDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#224RBErnest BlackwellKC , GM Carl Peterson
#225CBTony DardenMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#226SPat TillmanARI , GM Bob Ferguson

Drafted at this same coordinate later

Nobody else has been drafted as this position at this pick number.

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