DT · pick 212, First DT at #212 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DT grouping. (1997)

DT·pick 212

FIRST DT IN OUR WINDOW AT #212

Mark Smith

Drafted by ARI , GM Bob Ferguson · Auburn

1997 · round 7

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

DTs drafted at #212 in NFL history

most recent: Zach Clayton (TEN, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive tackle at #212 a 7.0% chance in 1997.

Defensive tackle at #212, 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: 11.4% · 2027 model: 11.4%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#207QBKoy DetmerPHI , GM Tom Modrak
#208DTMatt KeneleyNYG , GM George Young
#209DTAnthony DeGrateTB , GM Rich McKay
#210DTMike MianoCHI , GM Mark Hatley
#211CBCarlos JonesSEA , GM Mike Allman
#213WRChris MillerGB , GM Ron Wolf
#214OTNathan ParksKC , GM Carl Peterson
#215DECedric WhiteLAR , GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#216SArmon WilliamsTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#217DTWilliam CarrCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2011Zach ClaytonTEN , GM Ruston Webster · Auburn
2006Fred EvansMIA , GM Randy Mueller · Texas St.
2004Eric TaylorPIT , GM Kevin Colbert · Memphis

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