C · pick 224 — first ever center at #224 (1996)

C·pick 224

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #224

Darius Smith

Drafted by LV — GM Al Davis era · Sam Houston St.

1996

Cs drafted at #224 in NFL history

most recent: E.J. Whitley (DAL, 2006)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a center at #224 a 2.3% chance in 1996.

Center at #224, 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: 10.3% · 2027 model: 0.9%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#219OTRod JonesCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#220LBSedric ClarkLV — GM Al Davis era
#221SReggie RuskTB — GM Rich McKay
#222DTChuck OsborneLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#223OGJon MerrillMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#225DEJohnie ChurchSEA — GM Mike Allman
#226OGChris BanksDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#227WRClarence JonesJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#228WRGregory SpannJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#229OTEthan BrooksATL — GM Harold Richardson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2006E.J. WhitleyDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Texas Tech

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