C · pick 18, First C at #18 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping. (1989)

C·pick 18

FIRST C IN OUR WINDOW AT #18

Brian Williams

Drafted by NYG , GM George Young · Minnesota

1989 · round 1

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

Cs drafted at #18 in NFL history

most recent: Garrett Bradbury (MIN, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1988, the model gave a center at #18 a 3.2% chance in 1989.

Center at #18, 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: 4.4% · 2027 model: 2.7%

Surrounding picks · 1989 draft

#13RBEric MetcalfCLE , GM Ernie Accorsi
#14DEJeff LagemanNYJ , GM Dick Steinberg
#15OTAndy HeckSEA , GM Tom Flores/Behring
#16WRHart Lee DykesNE , GM Patrick Sullivan
#17OTJoe WolfARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#19DEWayne MartinNO , GM Jim Finks
#20SSteve AtwaterDEN , GM John Beake
#21DEBill HawkinsLAR , GM John Shaw
#22WRAndre RisonIND , GM Jim Irsay/staff
#23OTDavid WilliamsTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2019Garrett BradburyMIN , GM Rick Spielman · North Carolina St.
2016Ryan KellyIND , GM Ryan Grigson · Alabama
2010Maurkice PounceyPIT , GM Kevin Colbert · Florida

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