C · pick 140 — first ever center at #140 (1978)

C·pick 140

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #140

Davis, TomTom Davis

Drafted by LV · Nebraska

1978

Cs drafted at #140 in NFL history

most recent: Mark Fischer (WAS, 1998)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a center at #140 a 2.8% chance in 1978.

Center at #140, 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: 7.0% · 2027 model: 1.2%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#135OGJohn ChomaLAC
#136TEDerrick RamseyLV
#137WRBrian DeRooNYG
#138OGRosen, RichRich RosenDAL
#139RBJohn SkibinskiCHI
#141CBBobby JacksonNYJ
#142QBRieker, MikeMike RiekerNO
#143DTGregg RobinsonNYJ
#144OGLeotis HarrisGB
#145OTSmith, EricEric SmithBUF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

1998Mark FischerWAS — GM Charley Casserly · Purdue

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