RB · pick 104 — first ever running back at #104 (1976)

RB·pick 104

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #104

Gordon Bell

Drafted by NYG · Michigan

1976

RBs drafted at #104 in NFL history

most recent: Bhayshul Tuten (JAX, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a running back at #104 a 15.1% chance in 1976.

Running back at #104, 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: 24.2% · 2027 model: 7.4%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#99DERichard St. ClairCLE
#100WRSteve RiveraSF
#101LBTom PerkoGB
#102DEBrett, WaltWalt BrettATL
#103SJohn SciarraCHI
#105LBHarry CarsonNYG
#106RBTony DavisCIN
#107QBCraig PenroseDEN
#109LBDan JilekBUF
#110LBHerb McMathLV

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2025Bhayshul TutenJAX — GM James Gladstone · Virginia Tech
2018Nyheim HinesIND — GM Chris Ballard · North Carolina St.
1997Leon JohnsonNYJ — GM Bill Parcells · North Carolina
1995Aaron HaydenLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · Tennessee
1985Ron WolfleyARI — GM Bill Bidwill · West Virginia
1980I.M. HippATL — GM Eddie LeBaron · Nebraska

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