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NFL DRAFTIGAMI

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QB·pick 97

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #97

Gene Swick

Drafted by CLE · Toledo

1976

3
QBs drafted at #97 in NFL history
most recent: Chris Simms (TB, 2003)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a quarterback at #97 a 4.4% chance in 1976.

Quarterback at #97, 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.

19801990200020102020 0%7.5% 1976: 4.4%

Peak: 7.5% · 2027 model: 3.1%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

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