DE · pick 69, First DE at #69 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DE grouping. (2016)

DE·pick 69

FIRST DE IN OUR WINDOW AT #69

Yannick Ngakoue

Drafted by JAX , GM David Caldwell · Maryland

2016 · round 3

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

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2015, the model gave a defensive end at #69 a 9.0% chance in 2016.

Defensive end at #69, 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: 8.8%

Surrounding picks · 2016 draft

#64SKevin ByardTEN , GM Jon Robinson
#65DECarl NassibCLE , GM Sashi Brown
#66CMax TuerkLAC , GM Tom Telesco
#67DTMaliek CollinsDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#68CBWill RedmondSF , GM Trent Baalke
#70DEBronson KaufusiBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome
#71SDarian ThompsonNYG , GM Jerry Reese
#72DTJonathan BullardCHI , GM Ryan Pace
#73RBKenyan DrakeMIA , GM Chris Grier
#74CBKeiVarae RussellKC , GM John Dorsey

Drafted at this same coordinate later

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

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