C · pick 198, First C at #198 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping. (2006)

C·pick 198

FIRST C IN OUR WINDOW AT #198

Greg Eslinger

Drafted by DEN , GM Mike Shanahan · Minnesota

2006 · round 6

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

Cs drafted at #198 in NFL history

most recent: Jake Ingram (NE, 2009)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2005, the model gave a center at #198 a 3.7% chance in 2006.

Center at #198, 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: 5.1% · 2027 model: 2.0%

Surrounding picks · 2006 draft

#193QBReggie McNealCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#194QBBruce GradkowskiTB , GM Bruce Allen
#195RBJ.D. RunnelsCHI , GM Jerry Angelo
#196DTKedric GolstonWAS , GM Vinny Cerrato
#197DEMelvin OliverSF , GM Scot McCloughan
#199OTCharlie JohnsonIND , GM Bill Polian
#200OGTyler ReedCHI , GM Jerry Angelo
#201CMarvin PhilipPIT , GM Kevin Colbert
#202TET.J. WilliamsTB , GM Bruce Allen
#203STSam KochBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2009Jake IngramNE , GM Bill Belichick · Hawaii
2007Doug DatishATL , GM Rich McKay · Ohio St.

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