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NFL DRAFTIGAMI

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QB·pick 73

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #73

Gifford Nielsen

Drafted by TEN · BYU

1978

2
QBs drafted at #73 in NFL history
most recent: Mike Glennon (TB, 2013)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a quarterback at #73 a 5.0% chance in 1978.

Quarterback at #73, 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.

19801990200020102020 0%7.6% 1978: 5.0%

Peak: 7.6% · 2027 model: 2.7%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

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