C · pick 66 — first ever center at #66 (1985)

C·pick 66

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #66

Tim Long

Drafted by MIN — GM Mike Lynn · Memphis

1985

Cs drafted at #66 in NFL history

most recent: Max Tuerk (LAC, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1984, the model gave a center at #66 a 3.1% chance in 1985.

Center at #66, 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: 5.9% · 2027 model: 1.4%

Surrounding picks · 1985 draft

#61SAnthony YoungIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#62LBJames JohnsonDET — GM Russ Thomas
#63LBHal GarnerBUF — GM Bill Polian
#64LBErvin RandleTB — GM Phil Krueger
#65DEGeorge LittleMIA — GM Don Shula
#67CBDonnie ElderNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#68LBJack Del RioNO — GM Jim Finks
#69CBJohn HendyLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#70CBSean ThomasCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#70SSean ThomasCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2016Max TuerkLAC — GM Tom Telesco · USC
2004Nick HardwickLAC — GM A.J. Smith · Purdue

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