C · pick 144 — first ever center at #144 (1980)

C·pick 144

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #144

Chris Foote

Drafted by IND — GM Dick Szymanski · USC

1980

Cs drafted at #144 in NFL history

most recent: Sam Hecht (CAR, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a center at #144 a 3.0% chance in 1980.

Center at #144, 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: 7.2% · 2027 model: 1.2%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#139SHerb WilliamsSF — GM John McVay
#140OTChris DieterichDET — GM Russ Thomas
#141CBJo HeathCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#142DTBill AckerARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#143OTKarl SwankeGB — GM Bart Starr
#145QBScott BrunnerNYG — GM George Young
#146SMike DavisATL — GM Eddie LeBaron
#147WRBubba GarciaKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#148DTRay YakavonisMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#149DTGeorge VisgerNYJ — GM Jim Kensil

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2026Sam HechtCAR · Kansas St.

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