C · pick 77 — first ever center at #77 (1974)

C·pick 77

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #77

Scott Anderson

Drafted by MIN · Missouri

1974

Cs drafted at #77 in NFL history

most recent: Leonard Burton (BUF, 1986)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a center at #77 a 2.9% chance in 1974.

Center at #77, 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: 5.8% · 2027 model: 1.4%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#72LBCal PetersonDAL
#73LBEvan JolitzCIN
#74CBRoscoe WordNYJ
#75RBMark van EeghenLV
#76OTOliver, AlAl OliverLAR
#78WRNat MooreMIA
#79LBManstedt, SteveSteve ManstedtTEN
#80QBCarl SummerellNYG
#81WRHarrison DavisLAC
#82WRJohn StallworthPIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

1986Leonard BurtonBUF — GM Bill Polian · South Carolina

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