OG · pick 61 — first ever offensive guard at #61 (1974)

OG·pick 61

FIRST OG EVER DRAFTED AT #61

Dave Lapham

Drafted by CIN · Syracuse

1974

OGs drafted at #61 in NFL history

most recent: Bobbie Williams (PHI, 2000)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a offensive guard at #61 a 6.5% chance in 1974.

Offensive guard at #61, 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: 24.7% · 2027 model: 14.5%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#56OGGreg HortonCHI
#57LBGlenn RobinsonIND
#58LBGodwin TurkNYJ
#59RBRudder, BillBill RudderLAC
#60DTSteve GeorgeARI
#62RBCliff TaylorCHI
#63DTMitch SuttonPHI
#64TESteve CraigMIN
#65RBDexter BusseyDET
#66QBDavid JaynesKC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2000Bobbie WilliamsPHI — GM Tom Modrak · Arkansas
1999Lennie FriedmanDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Duke
1980Syd KitsonGB — GM Bart Starr · Wake Forest

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