C · pick 179, First C at #179 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping. (1993)

C·pick 179

FIRST C IN OUR WINDOW AT #179

Brad Fichtel

Drafted by LAR , GM John Shaw · Eastern Illinois

1993 · round 7

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

Cs drafted at #179 in NFL history

most recent: Lamont Gaillard (ARI, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1992, the model gave a center at #179 a 3.0% chance in 1993.

Center at #179, 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: 4.8% · 2027 model: 1.8%

Surrounding picks · 1993 draft

#174RBTy HallockDET , GM Chuck Schmidt
#175SLance GunnCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#176WRTyree DavisTB , GM Phil Krueger
#177STTodd PetersonNYG , GM George Young
#178CBDarnell WalkerATL , GM Ken Herock
#180LBTravis HillCLE , GM Bill Belichick
#181LBGreg BiekertLV , GM Al Davis
#182WRTony KimbroughDEN , GM John Beake
#183DTBob KuberskiGB , GM Ron Wolf
#184RBLance LewisIND , GM Jim Irsay/staff

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2019Lamont GaillardARI , GM Steve Keim · Georgia
2002Tyson WalterDAL , GM Jerry Jones · Ohio St.

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