OG · pick 179, First OG at #179 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, OG grouping. (1996)

OG·pick 179

FIRST OG IN OUR WINDOW AT #179

Keno Hills

Drafted by NO , GM Bill Kuharich · Louisiana

1996 · round 6

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

OGs drafted at #179 in NFL history

most recent: Enrique Cruz Jr. (SF, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a offensive guard at #179 a 5.8% chance in 1996.

Offensive guard at #179, 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: 14.6% · 2027 model: 14.5%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#174DEKelvin KinneyWAS , GM Charley Casserly
#175RBDerrick HarrisLAR , GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#176WRDietrich JellsKC , GM Carl Peterson
#177SAnthony DorsettTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#178LBTom TumultyCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#180WRNilo SilvanTB , GM Rich McKay
#181STony VelandDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#182LBScott GalyonNYG , GM George Young
#183RBTim HallLV , GM Al Davis era
#184OGReggie GreenSEA , GM Mike Allman

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2026Enrique Cruz Jr.SF · Kansas
2024Sataoa LaumeaSEA , GM John Schneider · Utah
2014Jon HalapioNE , GM Bill Belichick · Florida
2012Andrew TillerNO , GM Mickey Loomis · Syracuse
2011Caleb SchlauderaffGB , GM Ted Thompson · Southern Utah

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