C · pick 44, First C at #44 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping. (1988)

C·pick 44

FIRST C IN OUR WINDOW AT #44

Dermontti Dawson

Drafted by PIT , GM Dick Haley · Kentucky

1988 · round 2

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

Cs drafted at #44 in NFL history

most recent: Elgton Jenkins (GB, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1987, the model gave a center at #44 a 3.8% chance in 1988.

Center at #44, 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: 2.0%

Surrounding picks · 1988 draft

#39DEPierce HoltSF , GM John McVay
#40RBThurman ThomasBUF , GM Bill Polian
#41LBKen Norton Jr.DAL , GM Tex Schramm
#42SJarvis WilliamsMIA , GM Don Shula
#43LBVincent BrownNE , GM Patrick Sullivan
#45OTGerald PerryDEN , GM John Beake
#46WRFlipper AndersonLAR , GM John Shaw
#47LBFred StricklandLAR , GM John Shaw
#48SQuintin JonesTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg
#49WRBrian BladesSEA , GM Mike McCormack

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2019Elgton JenkinsGB , GM Brian Gutekunst · Mississippi St.
1989Joe TofflemireSEA , GM Tom Flores/Behring · Arizona

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