QB · pick 234 — first ever quarterback at #234 (1997)

QB·pick 234

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #234

Wally Richardson

Drafted by BAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Penn St.

1997

QBs drafted at #234 in NFL history

most recent: Behren Morton (NE, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a quarterback at #234 a 4.5% chance in 1997.

Quarterback at #234, 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: 11.3% · 2027 model: 5.1%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#229DTJason FergusonNYJ — GM Bill Parcells
#230OGScott RehbergNE — GM Bobby Grier
#231RBJerald SowellGB — GM Ron Wolf
#232WRMarcus HarrisDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#233DEMarvin ThomasCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#235WRMatthew HatchetteMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#236SRalph StatenBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#237QBTony CorbinLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#238DTLeland TaylorBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#239LBRichard JordanDET — GM Chuck Schmidt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Behren MortonNE · Texas Tech
2013Zac DysertDEN — GM John Elway · Miami (OH)
2000Joe HamiltonTB — GM Rich McKay · Georgia Tech

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