QB · pick 171 — first ever quarterback at #171 (1997)

QB·pick 171

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #171

Mike Cherry

Drafted by NYG — GM George Young · Murray St.

1997

QBs drafted at #171 in NFL history

most recent: Jordan Travis (NYJ, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a quarterback at #171 a 4.3% chance in 1997.

Quarterback at #171, 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: 8.4% · 2027 model: 4.3%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#166LBJohn FialaMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#167RBSteve LeeBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#168OTTony RamirezDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#169CBAl HarrisTB — GM Rich McKay
#170WRBrian ManningMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#172CBCalvin BranchLV — GM Al Davis era
#173LBMike CrawfordMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#174TEItula MiliSEA — GM Mike Allman
#175RBRod BrownARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#176LBCanute CurtisCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2024Jordan TravisNYJ — GM Joe Douglas · Florida St.
2018Mike WhiteDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Western Kentucky
2017Nathan PetermanBUF — GM Doug Whaley · Pittsburgh
2009Nate DavisSF — GM Scot McCloughan · Ball St.

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