DT · pick 97, First DT at #97 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DT grouping. (2011)

DT·pick 97

FIRST DT IN OUR WINDOW AT #97

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Drafted by CAR , GM Marty Hurney · Stanford

2011 · round 3

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

DTs drafted at #97 in NFL history

most recent: McKinnley Jackson (CIN, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2010, the model gave a defensive tackle at #97 a 6.9% chance in 2011.

Defensive tackle at #97, 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: 11.1% · 2027 model: 10.9%

Surrounding picks · 2011 draft

#92OTJoe BarksdaleLV , GM Al Davis era
#93SChris ConteCHI , GM Jerry Angelo
#94DTKenrick EllisNYJ , GM Mike Tannenbaum
#95CBCurtis BrownPIT , GM Kevin Colbert
#96RBAlex GreenGB , GM Ted Thompson
#98CBBrandon HoganCAR , GM Marty Hurney
#99LBK.J. WrightSEA , GM John Schneider
#100SDa'Norris SearcyBUF , GM Buddy Nix
#101OGClint BolingCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#102TEJordan CameronCLE , GM Tom Heckert

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2024McKinnley JacksonCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Texas A&M

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