C · pick 97, First C at #97 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping. (1984)

C·pick 97

FIRST C IN OUR WINDOW AT #97

Joel Hilgenberg

Drafted by NO , GM Ken Meyer/staff · Iowa

1984 · round 4

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

Cs drafted at #97 in NFL history

most recent: Mason Cole (ARI, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1983, the model gave a center at #97 a 3.4% chance in 1984.

Center at #97, 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: 1.8%

Surrounding picks · 1984 draft

#92RBJohn FarleyCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#93SCraig CurryIND , GM Jim Irsay/staff
#94LBRydell MalanconATL , GM Tom Braatz
#95WRMitchell BrookinsBUF , GM Stew Barber
#96OTRickey BoldenCLE , GM Art Modell/staff
#98OTTom AndrewsCHI , GM Jerry Vainisi
#99LBJohn DorseyGB , GM Forrest Gregg
#100CBPatrick AllenTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg
#101SMartin BaylessARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#102RBJimmy SmithWAS , GM Bobby Beathard

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2018Mason ColeARI , GM Steve Keim · Michigan

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