QB · pick 223 — first ever quarterback at #223 (2006)

QB·pick 223

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #223

D.J. Shockley

Drafted by ATL — GM Rich McKay · Georgia

2006

QBs drafted at #223 in NFL history

most recent: Athan Kaliakmanis (WAS, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2005, the model gave a quarterback at #223 a 6.5% chance in 2006.

Quarterback at #223, 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: 10.7% · 2027 model: 5.0%

Surrounding picks · 2006 draft

#218WRTodd WatkinsARI — GM Rod Graves
#219LBRyan LaCasseBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#220DTTitus AdamsNYJ — GM Mike Tannenbaum
#221LBTim McGarigleLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt
#222RBJustin HamiltonCLE — GM Phil Savage
#224CE.J. WhitleyDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#225DTChase PageLAC — GM A.J. Smith
#226DTRodrique WrightMIA — GM Randy Mueller
#227CJimmy MartinLAC — GM A.J. Smith
#228SJarrad PageKC — GM Carl Peterson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Athan KaliakmanisWAS · Rutgers
2016Brandon DoughtyMIA — GM Chris Grier · Western Kentucky
2008Alex BrinkHOU — GM Rick Smith · Washington St.

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