C · pick 226 — first ever center at #226 (2009)

C·pick 226

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #226

A.Q. Shipley

Drafted by PIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Penn St.

2009

Cs drafted at #226 in NFL history

most recent: David Molk (LAC, 2012)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2008, the model gave a center at #226 a 3.3% chance in 2009.

Center at #226, 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: 10.4% · 2027 model: 0.9%

Surrounding picks · 2009 draft

#221RBEddie WilliamsWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato
#222STPat McAfeeIND — GM Bill Polian
#223STroy NolanHOU — GM Rick Smith
#224WRDemetrius ByrdLAC — GM A.J. Smith
#225CBlake SchlueterDEN — GM Brian Xanders
#227CBMike MickensDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#228OTLydon MurthaDET — GM Martin Mayhew
#229WRManuel JohnsonDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#230LBMoise FokouPHI — GM Tom Heckert
#231SJamarca SanfordMIN — GM Rick Spielman

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2012David MolkLAC — GM A.J. Smith · Michigan

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