QB · pick 144, First QB at #144 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, QB grouping. (2022)

QB·pick 144

FIRST QB IN OUR WINDOW AT #144

Sam Howell

Drafted by WAS , GM Ron Rivera · North Carolina

2022 · round 5

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

QBs drafted at #144 in NFL history

most recent: Shedeur Sanders (CLE, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2021, the model gave a quarterback at #144 a 3.5% chance in 2022.

Quarterback at #144, 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: 5.2% · 2027 model: 3.9%

Surrounding picks · 2022 draft

#139TEIsaiah LikelyBAL , GM Eric DeCosta
#140OGZach Bako-BeweleGB , GM Brian Gutekunst
#141CBDamarion WilliamsBAL , GM Eric DeCosta
#142CBCobie DurantLAR , GM Les Snead
#143TEChig OkonkwoTEN , GM Jon Robinson
#145OTDarian KinnardKC , GM Brett Veach
#146LBMicah McFaddenNYG , GM Joe Schoen
#147DTDJ DavidsonNYG , GM Joe Schoen
#148WRKhalil ShakirBUF , GM Brandon Beane
#149TECole TurnerWAS , GM Ron Rivera

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2025Shedeur SandersCLE , GM Andrew Berry · Colorado

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