QB · pick 227 — first ever quarterback at #227 (1999)

QB·pick 227

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #227

Michael Bishop

Drafted by NE — GM Bobby Grier · Kansas St.

1999

QBs drafted at #227 in NFL history

most recent: Kurtis Rourke (SF, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1998, the model gave a quarterback at #227 a 5.1% chance in 1999.

Quarterback at #227, 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: 10.9% · 2027 model: 5.0%

Surrounding picks · 1999 draft

#222LBPhil GloverTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#223OTRyan YoungNYJ — GM Bill Parcells
#224SJoJuan ArmourLV — GM Al Davis era
#225DTRyan HaleNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#226OGRobert HuntTB — GM Rich McKay
#228STKris BrownPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#229TEMike LuckyDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#230TESheldon JacksonBUF — GM John Butler
#231LBO.J. ChildressNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#232DTJermaine HaleyMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2025Kurtis RourkeSF — GM John Lynch · Indiana

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