C · pick 99 — first ever center at #99 (2012)

C·pick 99

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #99

Ben Jones

Drafted by HOU — GM Rick Smith · Georgia

2012

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2011, the model gave a center at #99 a 2.2% chance in 2012.

Center at #99, 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: 5.9% · 2027 model: 1.3%

Surrounding picks · 2012 draft

#94CBJayron HosleyNYG — GM Jerry Reese
#95OTTony BergstromLV — GM Reggie McKenzie
#96WRChris GivensLAR — GM Les Snead
#97RBLamar MillerMIA — GM Jeff Ireland
#98OGGino GradkowskiBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#100WRTravis BenjaminCLE — GM Tom Heckert
#101SOmar BoldenDEN — GM John Elway
#102QBKirk CousinsWAS — GM Bruce Allen
#103DEFrank AlexanderCAR — GM Marty Hurney
#104WRJoe AdamsCAR — GM Marty Hurney

Drafted at this same coordinate later

Nobody else has been drafted as this position at this pick number.

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