QB · pick 171, First QB at #171 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, QB grouping. (1997)

QB·pick 171

FIRST QB IN OUR WINDOW AT #171

Mike Cherry

Drafted by NYG , GM George Young · Murray St.

1997 · round 6

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

QBs drafted at #171 in NFL history

most recent: Jordan Travis (NYJ, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a quarterback at #171 a 3.9% chance in 1997.

Quarterback at #171, 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: 5.4% · 2027 model: 4.9%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#166LBJohn FialaMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson
#167RBSteve LeeBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome
#168OTTony RamirezDET , GM Chuck Schmidt
#169CBAl HarrisTB , GM Rich McKay
#170WRBrian ManningMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson
#172CBCalvin BranchLV , GM Al Davis era
#173LBMike CrawfordMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson
#174TEItula MiliSEA , GM Mike Allman
#175RBRod BrownARI , GM Bob Ferguson
#176LBCanute CurtisCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2024Jordan TravisNYJ , GM Joe Douglas · Florida St.
2018Mike WhiteDAL , GM Jerry Jones · Western Kentucky
2017Nathan PetermanBUF , GM Doug Whaley · Pittsburgh
2009Nate DavisSF , GM Scot McCloughan · Ball St.

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