QB · pick 178, First QB at #178 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, QB grouping. (1994)

QB·pick 178

FIRST QB IN OUR WINDOW AT #178

Jim Miller

Drafted by PIT , GM Tom Donahoe · Michigan St.

1994 · round 6

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

QBs drafted at #178 in NFL history

most recent: Cole Payton (PHI, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1993, the model gave a quarterback at #178 a 3.7% chance in 1994.

Quarterback at #178, 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: 4.7%

Surrounding picks · 1994 draft

#173RBFred LesterNYJ , GM Dick Steinberg
#174LBRyan McCoyPHI , GM Harry Gamble
#175LBRuffin HamiltonGB , GM Ron Wolf
#176WRDerrell MitchellNO , GM Bill Kuharich
#177LBBrant BoyerMIA , GM Don Shula
#179TEAndrew JordanMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#180LBEric RavottiPIT , GM Tom Donahoe
#181WRBill SchroederGB , GM Ron Wolf
#182LBLee WoodallSF , GM Carmen Policy
#183CBJocelyn BorgellaDET , GM Chuck Schmidt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2026Cole PaytonPHI · North Dakota St.
2019Gardner Minshew IIJAX , GM David Caldwell · Washington St.
2014Zach MettenbergerTEN , GM Ruston Webster · LSU
2009Mike TeelSEA , GM Tim Ruskell · Rutgers

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