OG · pick 226 — first ever offensive guard at #226 (1996)

OG·pick 226

FIRST OG EVER DRAFTED AT #226

Chris Banks

Drafted by DEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Kansas

1996

OGs drafted at #226 in NFL history

most recent: Cooper Hodges (JAX, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a offensive guard at #226 a 5.4% chance in 1996.

Offensive guard 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: 23.4% · 2027 model: 17.3%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#221SReggie RuskTB — GM Rich McKay
#222DTChuck OsborneLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#223OGJon MerrillMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#224CDarius SmithLV — GM Al Davis era
#225DEJohnie ChurchSEA — GM Mike Allman
#227WRClarence JonesJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#228WRGregory SpannJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#229OTEthan BrooksATL — GM Harold Richardson
#230OGJeff BuckeyMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#231RBFreddie BradleyLAC — GM Bobby Beathard

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2023Cooper HodgesJAX — GM Trent Baalke · Appalachian St.
2022Ja'Tyre CarterCHI — GM Ryan Poles · Southern
2021Trey SmithKC — GM Brett Veach · Tennessee
2015Bobby HartNYG — GM Jerry Reese · Florida St.
2014Mitchell Van DykLAR — GM Les Snead · Portland St.
1999Robert HuntTB — GM Rich McKay · Virginia

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