QB · pick 76 — first ever quarterback at #76 (1988)

QB·pick 76

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #76

Chris Chandler

Drafted by IND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · Washington

1988

QBs drafted at #76 in NFL history

most recent: Drew Allar (PIT, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1987, the model gave a quarterback at #76 a 4.1% chance in 1988.

Quarterback at #76, 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: 7.6% · 2027 model: 2.8%

Surrounding picks · 1988 draft

#71DEAl NogaMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#72STGreg MontgomeryTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#73TEFerrell EdmundsMIA — GM Don Shula
#74CBJames HastyNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#75WRTommy KaneSEA — GM Mike McCormack
#77LBVan WaitersCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#78DERalph JarvisCHI — GM Bill Tobin
#79CBKevin GuidryDEN — GM John Beake
#80LBBill RomanowskiSF — GM John McVay
#81DTTony StephensNO — GM Jim Finks

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2026Drew AllarPIT · Penn St.
2018Mason RudolphPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Oklahoma St.

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