C · pick 24 — first ever center at #24 (1977)

C·pick 24

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #24

Bob Rush

Drafted by LAC · Memphis State

1977

Cs drafted at #24 in NFL history

most recent: Cesar Ruiz (NO, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a center at #24 a 2.3% chance in 1977.

Center at #24, 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: 6.2% · 2027 model: 1.6%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#19QBSteve PisarkiewiczARI
#20DTWilson FaumuinaATL
#21LBRobin ColePIT
#22TEMike CobbCIN
#23LBBob BrudzinskiLAR
#25WRStanley MorganNE
#26WRRandy BurkeIND
#27QBTommy KramerMIN
#28DEEzra JohnsonGB
#29LBDave LewisTB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2020Cesar RuizNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Michigan

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