RB · pick 123 — first ever running back at #123 (1976)

RB·pick 123

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #123

Andrew Bolton

Drafted by SEA · Fisk

1976

RBs drafted at #123 in NFL history

most recent: Isaiah Spiller (LAC, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a running back at #123 a 15.5% chance in 1976.

Running back at #123, 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: 24.4% · 2027 model: 7.9%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#118WRLeonard WillisMIN
#119OGTom RaffertyDAL
#120WRTheo BellPIT
#121WRAppleby, RichardRichard ApplebyTB
#122OGRandy JohnsonSEA
#124OGEverett LittleTB
#126SDon DufekSEA
#127OTParrish, ScottScott ParrishNO
#128LBCarl EkernLAR
#129OTKing, SteveSteve KingNYJ

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2022Isaiah SpillerLAC — GM Tom Telesco · Texas A&M
1998Carlos KingPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · North Carolina St.
1997Chad LevittLV — GM Al Davis era · Cornell
1977Leroy HarrisMIA · Arkansas State

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