QB · pick 180 — first ever quarterback at #180 (1987)

QB·pick 180

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #180

Kevin Sweeney

Drafted by DAL — GM Tex Schramm · Fresno St.

1987

QBs drafted at #180 in NFL history

most recent: Tyrod Taylor (BAL, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1986, the model gave a quarterback at #180 a 3.8% chance in 1987.

Quarterback at #180, 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 · 1987 draft

#175DTDan SaleaumuaDET — GM Russ Thomas
#176DERobert BanksTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#177OTBrian WilliamsPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#178TEChris KelleyPIT — GM Dick Haley
#179SGene AtkinsNO — GM Jim Finks
#181LBMichael ReidATL — GM Ken Herock
#182RBTom BrownMIA — GM Don Shula
#183RBBo JacksonLV — GM Al Davis
#184DTRoland BarbaySEA — GM Mike McCormack
#185TEDerek TennellSEA — GM Mike McCormack

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2011Tyrod TaylorBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Virginia Tech
1988Kerwin BellMIA — GM Don Shula · Florida

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