DT · pick 217, First DT at #217 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DT grouping. (1997)

DT·pick 217

FIRST DT IN OUR WINDOW AT #217

William Carr

Drafted by CIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Michigan

1997 · round 7

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

DTs drafted at #217 in NFL history

most recent: Jay Toia (DAL, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a defensive tackle at #217 a 7.0% chance in 1997.

Defensive tackle at #217, 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: 11.3% · 2027 model: 11.2%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#212DTMark SmithARI , GM Bob Ferguson
#213WRChris MillerGB , GM Ron Wolf
#214OTNathan ParksKC , GM Carl Peterson
#215DECedric WhiteLAR , GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#216SArmon WilliamsTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#218LBToran JamesLAC , GM Bobby Beathard
#220LBArtie UlmerMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#221LBJon HesseJAX , GM Tom Coughlin
#222SChris BayneATL , GM Harold Richardson
#223WRMike AdamsPIT , GM Tom Donahoe

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2025Jay ToiaDAL , GM Jerry Jones · UCLA
2015Rakeem Nunez-RochesKC , GM John Dorsey · Southern Miss

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