C · pick 171, First C at #171 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping. (1998)

C·pick 171

FIRST C IN OUR WINDOW AT #171

Nathan Strikwerda

Drafted by MIA , GM Jimmy Johnson · Northwestern

1998 · round 6

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping.

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a center at #171 a 3.0% chance in 1998.

Center at #171, 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: 4.7% · 2027 model: 1.6%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#166CBElijah WilliamsATL , GM Harold Richardson
#167WRJason TuckerCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#168SLee WigginsTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#169WRBobby ShawSEA , GM Mike Allman
#170WRPatrick PalmerWAS , GM Charley Casserly
#172QBJohn DuttonMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson
#173CMatt BirkMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#174WRChris BrazzellNYJ , GM Bill Parcells
#175DTJames CannidaTB , GM Rich McKay
#176RBHarold ShawNE , GM Bobby Grier

Drafted at this same coordinate later

Nobody else has been drafted as this position at this pick number.

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