QB · pick 42, First QB at #42 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, QB grouping. (1996)

QB·pick 42

FIRST QB IN OUR WINDOW AT #42

Tony Banks

Drafted by LAR , GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · Michigan St.

1996 · round 2

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

QBs drafted at #42 in NFL history

most recent: Drew Lock (DEN, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a quarterback at #42 a 3.8% chance in 1996.

Quarterback at #42, 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: 6.3% · 2027 model: 3.5%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#37DEKavika PittmanDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#38DEBryant MixTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#39TEMarco BattagliaCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#40SJe'Rod CherryNO , GM Bill Kuharich
#41WRBryan StillLAC , GM Bobby Beathard
#43WRMuhsin MuhammadCAR , GM Bill Polian
#44CBTory JamesDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#45DTJames ManleyMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#46DEIsrael IfeanyiSF , GM Carmen Policy
#47CBFred ThomasSEA , GM Mike Allman

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2019Drew LockDEN , GM John Elway · Missouri
1997Jake PlummerARI , GM Bob Ferguson · Arizona St.

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