C · pick 21, First C at #21 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping. (2003)

C·pick 21

FIRST C IN OUR WINDOW AT #21

Jeff Faine

Drafted by CLE , GM Butch Davis · Notre Dame

2003 · round 1

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

Cs drafted at #21 in NFL history

most recent: Billy Price (CIN, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2002, the model gave a center at #21 a 2.6% chance in 2003.

Center at #21, 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: 4.3% · 2027 model: 2.7%

Surrounding picks · 2003 draft

#16STroy PolamaluPIT , GM Kevin Colbert
#17WRBryant JohnsonARI , GM Rod Graves
#18DECalvin PaceARI , GM Rod Graves
#19QBKyle BollerBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome
#20OTGeorge FosterDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#22QBRex GrossmanCHI , GM Jerry Angelo
#23RBWillis McGaheeBUF , GM Tom Donahoe
#24TEDallas ClarkIND , GM Bill Polian
#25DTWilliam JosephNYG , GM Ernie Accorsi
#26OTKwame HarrisSF , GM Terry Donahue

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2018Billy PriceCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Ohio St.
2009Alex MackCLE , GM George Kokinis · California

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