C · pick 226, First C at #226 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping. (2009)

C·pick 226

FIRST C IN OUR WINDOW AT #226

A.Q. Shipley

Drafted by PIT , GM Kevin Colbert · Penn St.

2009 · round 7

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

Cs drafted at #226 in NFL history

most recent: David Molk (LAC, 2012)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2008, the model gave a center at #226 a 3.7% chance in 2009.

Center at #226, 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: 5.3% · 2027 model: 1.7%

Surrounding picks · 2009 draft

#221RBEddie WilliamsWAS , GM Vinny Cerrato
#222STPat McAfeeIND , GM Bill Polian
#223STroy NolanHOU , GM Rick Smith
#224WRDemetrius ByrdLAC , GM A.J. Smith
#225CBlake SchlueterDEN , GM Brian Xanders
#227CBMike MickensDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#228OTLydon MurthaDET , GM Martin Mayhew
#229WRManuel JohnsonDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#230LBMoise FokouPHI , GM Tom Heckert
#231SJamarca SanfordMIN , GM Rick Spielman

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2012David MolkLAC , GM A.J. Smith · Michigan

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