QB · pick 182 — first ever quarterback at #182 (1980)

QB·pick 182

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #182

Craig Bradshaw

Drafted by TEN — GM Bum Phillips · Utah St.

1980

QBs drafted at #182 in NFL history

most recent: Taylen Green (CLE, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a quarterback at #182 a 4.5% chance in 1980.

Quarterback at #182, 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: 8.8% · 2027 model: 4.4%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#177RBMike MorucciNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#178RBBobby BattonNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#179SBud HebertNYG — GM George Young
#180OGTom KearnsNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#181DEChris LinninNYG — GM George Young
#183WREmanuel TolbertCHI — GM Jim Finks
#184OGJohn HavekostDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#185TEJoe RoseMIA — GM Don Shula
#186OGJim LeonardTB — GM Phil Krueger
#187OGMelvin JonesWAS — GM Bobby Beathard

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2026Taylen GreenCLE · Arkansas

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