OT · pick 248 — first ever offensive tackle at #248 (1995)

OT·pick 248

FIRST OT EVER DRAFTED AT #248

Howard Smothers

Drafted by PHI — GM Tom Modrak · Bethune-Cookman

1995

OTs drafted at #248 in NFL history

most recent: Joshua Miles (ARI, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1994, the model gave a offensive tackle at #248 a 7.1% chance in 1995.

Offensive tackle at #248, 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: 25.9% · 2027 model: 2.4%

Surrounding picks · 1995 draft

#243DTJason FiskMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#244RBDarick HolmesBUF — GM John Butler
#245DEJohn BurroughATL — GM Ken Herock
#246WRShannon MyersMIA — GM Don Shula
#247STCole FordPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#249CBMichael ReedCAR — GM Bill Polian

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2019Joshua MilesARI — GM Steve Keim · Morgan St.
2012Kelvin BeachumPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · SMU
2000Lewis KellyMIN — GM Frank Gilliam · South Carolina St.

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