OG · pick 97 — first ever offensive guard at #97 (1969)

OG·pick 97

FIRST OG EVER DRAFTED AT #97

Bill Rhodes

Drafted by ARI · Florida State

1969

OGs drafted at #97 in NFL history

most recent: Ricky Stromberg (WAS, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Offensive guard at #97, 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: 23.1% · 2027 model: 14.1%

Surrounding picks · 1969 draft

#92WRRich HoustonNYG
#93WRCharlie JoinerTEN
#94RBGene MooreSF
#95LBMike McCaffreyMIN
#96STRoy GerelaTEN
#98SFred SummersCLE
#99DEJohn ZookLAR
#100OTRuby JacksonLV
#101CJack RudnayKC
#102OTBob HudspethNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2023Ricky StrombergWAS — GM Ron Rivera · Arkansas
2016Rees OdhiamboSEA — GM John Schneider · Boise St.
1999John WelbournPHI — GM Tom Modrak · California
1997Damon DensonNE — GM Bobby Grier · Michigan
1993Todd PerryCHI — GM Bill Tobin · Kentucky

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