C · pick 172 — first ever center at #172 (1970)

C·pick 172

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #172

Cleo Walker

Drafted by GB · Louisville

1970

Cs drafted at #172 in NFL history

most recent: Brandon Fusco (MIN, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a center at #172 a 3.7% chance in 1970.

Center at #172, 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: 8.2% · 2027 model: 1.1%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#166DEWoodard, LonLon WoodardNO
#167CBRandy MontgomeryDEN
#168DTBill NelsonLAR
#169WROrcutt, GaryGary OrcuttATL
#171CBFabish, JimJim FabishLAC
#173WRMerritt, RolandRoland MerrittWAS
#174QBGordon SladeIND
#175LBKen GeddesDET
#177OGCraig WycinskyCLE
#178CBJames HarrisWAS

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2011Brandon FuscoMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Slippery Rock
1977Derrel GofourthGB · Oklahoma State

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