C · pick 42 — first ever center at #42 (1976)

C·pick 42

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #42

Randy Cross

Drafted by SF · UCLA

1976

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a center at #42 a 2.5% chance in 1976.

Center at #42, 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: 6.3% · 2027 model: 1.5%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#37OGRay PinneyPIT
#38OGGlenn BujnochCIN
#39CBPat ThomasLAR
#40RBJim JensenDAL
#41DTCliff FrazierKC
#43SKurt KnoffDEN
#44OGKen LongDET
#45OGKen JonesBUF
#46TEDavid HillDET
#47QBMike KruczekPIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later

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