C · pick 153 — first ever center at #153 (1983)

C·pick 153

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #153

Kevin Belcher

Drafted by NYG — GM George Young · Texas-El Paso

1983

Cs drafted at #153 in NFL history

most recent: Jager Burton (GB, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1982, the model gave a center at #153 a 2.6% chance in 1983.

Center at #153, 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: 7.5% · 2027 model: 1.2%

Surrounding picks · 1983 draft

#148WRGene BrantonTB — GM Phil Krueger
#149DTDave PuzzuoliCLE — GM Art Modell/staff
#150RBReginald GipsonSEA — GM Mike McCormack
#151LBDarrell PattersonNYG — GM George Young
#152LBKiki DeAyalaCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#154WRTodd BrownDET — GM Russ Thomas
#155STMike BassNE — GM Patrick Sullivan
#156WRAnthony AllenATL — GM Tom Braatz
#157CBGeorge SchmittARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#158OTKen KaplanTB — GM Phil Krueger

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2026Jager BurtonGB · Kentucky

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