C · pick 81 — first ever center at #81 (1979)

C·pick 81

FIRST C EVER DRAFTED AT #81

Mike Wellman

Drafted by LAR · Kansas

1979

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a center at #81 a 3.3% chance in 1979.

Center at #81, 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: 1.3%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#76TEDoug CosbieDAL
#77DEBruce RadfordDEN
#78DELewis, ReginaldReginald LewisTB
#79RBWilliam AndrewsATL
#80RBRick BernsTB
#82QBJoe MontanaSF
#83DEKen JohnsonBUF
#84DTJames WhiteCIN
#85LBFrank ManumaleugaKC
#86RBRussell DavisPIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later

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