QB · pick 234, First QB at #234 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, QB grouping. (1997)

QB·pick 234

FIRST QB IN OUR WINDOW AT #234

Wally Richardson

Drafted by BAL , GM Ozzie Newsome · Penn St.

1997 · round 7

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

QBs drafted at #234 in NFL history

most recent: Behren Morton (NE, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a quarterback at #234 a 4.4% chance in 1997.

Quarterback at #234, 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: 6.8% · 2027 model: 5.1%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#229DTJason FergusonNYJ , GM Bill Parcells
#230OGScott RehbergNE , GM Bobby Grier
#231RBJerald SowellGB , GM Ron Wolf
#232WRMarcus HarrisDET , GM Chuck Schmidt
#233DEMarvin ThomasCHI , GM Mark Hatley
#235WRMatthew HatchetteMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#236SRalph StatenBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome
#237QBTony CorbinLAC , GM Bobby Beathard
#238DTLeland TaylorBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome
#239LBRichard JordanDET , GM Chuck Schmidt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Behren MortonNE · Texas Tech
2013Zac DysertDEN , GM John Elway · Miami (OH)
2000Joe HamiltonTB , GM Rich McKay · Georgia Tech

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