QB · pick 197, First QB at #197 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, QB grouping. (1994)

QB·pick 197

FIRST QB IN OUR WINDOW AT #197

Gus Frerotte

Drafted by WAS , GM Charley Casserly · Tulsa

1994 · round 7

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

QBs drafted at #197 in NFL history

most recent: Graham Mertz (HOU, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1993, the model gave a quarterback at #197 a 4.1% chance in 1994.

Quarterback at #197, 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: 6.2% · 2027 model: 4.3%

Surrounding picks · 1994 draft

#192WRKevin KnoxBUF , GM John Butler
#193STMitch BergerPHI , GM Harry Gamble
#194LBBarron WorthamTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#195DERamondo StallingsCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#196DELance TeichelmanIND , GM Bill Tobin
#198QBJay WalkerNE , GM Bill Parcells
#199QBSteve MatthewsKC , GM Carl Peterson
#200OGJim PyneTB , GM Phil Krueger
#201RBJamal AndersonATL , GM Ken Herock
#202TECarlester CrumplerSEA , GM Tom Flores

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2025Graham MertzHOU , GM Nick Caserio · Florida
2019Trace McSorleyBAL , GM Eric DeCosta · Penn St.
1995Craig WhelihanLAC , GM Bobby Beathard · Pacific

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