QB · pick 143 — first ever quarterback at #143 (1976)

QB·pick 143

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #143

Mike Kirkland

Drafted by IND · Arkansas

1976

QBs drafted at #143 in NFL history

most recent: Rusty Hilger (LV, 1985)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a quarterback at #143 a 4.1% chance in 1976.

Quarterback at #143, 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: 7.5% · 2027 model: 3.8%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#138RBWillie ShelbyCIN
#139RBLonnie PerrinDEN
#140CBTony LeonardSF
#141RBWayne MorrisARI
#142TEFred ColemanBUF
#144LBJimbo ElrodKC
#145LBScavella, SteadmanSteadman ScavellaDET
#146STFred SteinfortLV
#147CBScott PerryCIN
#148OGHughes, MikeMike HughesWAS

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

1985Rusty HilgerLV — GM Al Davis · Oklahoma St.

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