QB · pick 197 — first ever quarterback at #197 (1994)

QB·pick 197

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #197

Gus Frerotte

Drafted by WAS — GM Charley Casserly · Tulsa

1994

QBs drafted at #197 in NFL history

most recent: Graham Mertz (HOU, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1993, the model gave a quarterback at #197 a 3.5% chance in 1994.

Quarterback at #197, 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: 9.4% · 2027 model: 4.6%

Surrounding picks · 1994 draft

#192WRKevin KnoxBUF — GM John Butler
#193STMitch BergerPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#194LBBarron WorthamTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#195DERamondo StallingsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#196DELance TeichelmanIND — GM Bill Tobin
#198QBJay WalkerNE — GM Bill Parcells
#199QBSteve MatthewsKC — GM Carl Peterson
#200OGJim PyneTB — GM Phil Krueger
#201RBJamal AndersonATL — GM Ken Herock
#202TECarlester CrumplerSEA — GM Tom Flores

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2025Graham MertzHOU — GM Nick Caserio · Florida
2019Trace McSorleyBAL — GM Eric DeCosta · Penn St.
1995Craig WhelihanLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · Pacific

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