QB · pick 144 — first ever quarterback at #144 (2022)

QB·pick 144

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #144

Sam Howell

Drafted by WAS — GM Ron Rivera · North Carolina

2022

QBs drafted at #144 in NFL history

most recent: Shedeur Sanders (CLE, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2021, the model gave a quarterback at #144 a 3.2% chance in 2022.

Quarterback at #144, 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: 7.5% · 2027 model: 3.8%

Surrounding picks · 2022 draft

#139TEIsaiah LikelyBAL — GM Eric DeCosta
#140OGZach TomGB — GM Brian Gutekunst
#141CBDamarion WilliamsBAL — GM Eric DeCosta
#142CBCobie DurantLAR — GM Les Snead
#143TEChig OkonkwoTEN — GM Jon Robinson
#145OTDarian KinnardKC — GM Brett Veach
#146LBMicah McFaddenNYG — GM Joe Schoen
#147DTDJ DavidsonNYG — GM Joe Schoen
#148WRKhalil ShakirBUF — GM Brandon Beane
#149TECole TurnerWAS — GM Ron Rivera

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2025Shedeur SandersCLE — GM Andrew Berry · Colorado

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