C · pick 229 — first ever center at #229 (1998)

C·pick 229

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #229

Kevin Long

Drafted by TEN — GM Floyd Reese · Florida St.

1998

Cs drafted at #229 in NFL history

most recent: Erik Cook (WAS, 2010)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a center at #229 a 2.7% chance in 1998.

Center at #229, 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: 10.6% · 2027 model: 0.9%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#224RBErnest BlackwellKC — GM Carl Peterson
#225CBTony DardenMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#226SPat TillmanARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#227OGAntonio FlemingDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#228WRJim TurnerCAR — GM Dom Anile
#230DEVincent AmeyLV — GM Al Davis era
#231SCorey GainesIND — GM Bill Polian
#232QBMoses MorenoCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#233RBRon JanesARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#234WRKio SanfordLAC — GM Bobby Beathard

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2010Erik CookWAS — GM Bruce Allen · New Mexico

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