QB · pick 13 — first ever quarterback at #13 (1987)

QB·pick 13

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #13

Chris Miller

Drafted by ATL — GM Ken Herock · Oregon

1987

QBs drafted at #13 in NFL history

most recent: Ty Simpson (LAR, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1986, the model gave a quarterback at #13 a 4.9% chance in 1987.

Quarterback at #13, 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: 18.7% · 2027 model: 6.3%

Surrounding picks · 1987 draft

#8LBShane ConlanBUF — GM Bill Polian
#9DTJerome BrownPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#10SRod WoodsonPIT — GM Dick Haley
#11DEShawn KnightNO — GM Jim Finks
#12DTDanny NoonanDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#14RBD.J. DozierMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#15OTJohn ClayLV — GM Al Davis
#16DEJohn BosaMIA — GM Don Shula
#17DEJason BuckCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#18DETony WoodsSEA — GM Mike McCormack

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2026Ty SimpsonLAR · Alabama

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