QB · pick 50 — first ever quarterback at #50 (1976)

QB·pick 50

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #50

Jeb Blount

Drafted by LV · Tulsa

1976

QBs drafted at #50 in NFL history

most recent: Shaun King (TB, 1999)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a quarterback at #50 a 4.7% chance in 1976.

Quarterback at #50, 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: 9.3% · 2027 model: 2.5%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#45OGKen JonesBUF
#46TEDavid HillDET
#47QBMike KruczekPIT
#48TEMike BarberTEN
#49TELoaird McCrearyMIA
#51STChris BahrCIN
#52OTJoe DevlinBUF
#53LBRon McCartneyLAR
#54WRSammy WhiteMIN
#55OGJim EidsonDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

1999Shaun KingTB — GM Rich McKay · Tulane
1978Matt CavanaughNE · Pittsburgh

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