QB · pick 223, First QB at #223 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, QB grouping. (2006)

QB·pick 223

FIRST QB IN OUR WINDOW AT #223

D.J. Shockley

Drafted by ATL , GM Rich McKay · Georgia

2006 · round 7

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

QBs drafted at #223 in NFL history

most recent: Athan Kaliakmanis (WAS, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2005, the model gave a quarterback at #223 a 5.6% chance in 2006.

Quarterback at #223, 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: 6.1% · 2027 model: 5.0%

Surrounding picks · 2006 draft

#217OGFred MatuaDET , GM Matt Millen
#218WRTodd WatkinsARI , GM Rod Graves
#219LBRyan LaCasseBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome
#220DTTitus AdamsNYJ , GM Mike Tannenbaum
#221LBTim McGarigleLAR , GM Jay Zygmunt
#224CE.J. WhitleyDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#225DTChase PageLAC , GM A.J. Smith
#226DTRodrique WrightMIA , GM Randy Mueller
#227CJimmy MartinLAC , GM A.J. Smith
#228SJarrad PageKC , GM Carl Peterson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Athan KaliakmanisWAS · Rutgers
2016Brandon DoughtyMIA , GM Chris Grier · Western Kentucky
2008Alex BrinkHOU , GM Rick Smith · Washington St.

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