QB · pick 179 — first ever quarterback at #179 (1972)

QB·pick 179

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #179

Dean Carlson

Drafted by KC · Iowa State

1972

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a quarterback at #179 a 4.8% chance in 1972.

Quarterback at #179, 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: 8.7% · 2027 model: 4.4%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#174OTWesley, DonDon WesleyCLE
#175OGEdgar HardySF
#176CBAlonzo "Skip" ThomasLV
#177DTZikas, MikeMike ZikasNYG
#178CBPete, DennisDennis PeteLV
#180RBCalvin HarrellMIA
#181DESlater, BillBill SlaterMIN
#182DTJim OsborneCHI

Drafted at this same coordinate later

Nobody else has been drafted as this position at this pick number.

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