QB · pick 109, First QB at #109 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, QB grouping. (1980)

QB·pick 109

FIRST QB IN OUR WINDOW AT #109

Paul McDonald

Drafted by CLE , GM Art Modell/staff · USC

1980 · round 4

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

QBs drafted at #109 in NFL history

most recent: Sage Rosenfels (WAS, 2001)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a quarterback at #109 a 4.8% chance in 1980.

Quarterback at #109, 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: 5.6% · 2027 model: 3.4%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#104RBI.M. HippATL , GM Eddie LeBaron
#105OGKurt PetersenDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#106TEChris CombsTEN , GM Bum Phillips
#107RBRick ParrosDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#108SBob GregorLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#110SBill HurleyPIT , GM Dick Haley
#111SMark StreeterDET , GM Russ Thomas
#112DTKen TimesSF , GM John McVay
#113SBryan HicksCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#114WRCarlos CarsonKC , GM Jim Schaaf

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2001Sage RosenfelsWAS , GM Vinny Cerrato · Iowa St.

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