QB · pick 6, First QB at #6 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, QB grouping. (1976)

QB·pick 6

FIRST QB IN OUR WINDOW AT #6

Richard Todd

Drafted by NYJ · Alabama

1976 · round unknown

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

QBs drafted at #6 in NFL history

most recent: Justin Herbert (LAC, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a quarterback at #6 a 8.8% chance in 1976.

Quarterback at #6, 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: 16.7% · 2027 model: 16.0%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#1DELee Roy SelmonTB
#2DTSteve NiehausSEA
#3RBChuck MuncieNO
#4RBJoe WashingtonLAC
#5CBMike HaynesNE
#7RBMike PruittCLE
#8OTDennis LickCHI
#9RBBubba BeanATL
#10CBJames HunterDET
#11WRBilly BrooksCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2020Justin HerbertLAC , GM Tom Telesco · Oregon
2019Daniel JonesNYG , GM Dave Gettleman · Duke
1994Trent DilferTB , GM Phil Krueger · Fresno St.
1992David KlinglerCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Houston
1987Kelly StoufferARI , GM Bill Bidwill · Colorado St.
1981Rich CampbellGB , GM Bart Starr · California

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