QB · pick 167 — first ever quarterback at #167 (1971)

QB·pick 167

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #167

Lee, BuddyBuddy Lee

Drafted by CHI · LSU

1971

QBs drafted at #167 in NFL history

most recent: Jake Fromm (BUF, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a quarterback at #167 a 4.5% chance in 1971.

Quarterback at #167, 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: 8.2% · 2027 model: 4.2%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#162DTScott PalmerNYJ
#163WRWesley ChessonATL
#164OTMcClure, WorthyWorthy McClurePIT
#165LBDoug AdamsDEN
#166SWillie GermanyWAS
#168WRDave DavisGB
#169WRChuck DicusLAC
#170STJacobs, BobBob JacobsCLE
#171SNeal CraigCIN
#172WRBob NewlandNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2020Jake FrommBUF — GM Brandon Beane · Georgia
2019Clayton ThorsonPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Northwestern
1972Jim FasselCHI · Long Beach State

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