RB · pick 137 — first ever running back at #137 (1974)

RB·pick 137

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #137

Jones, WayneWayne Jones

Drafted by NYJ · Mississippi State

1974

RBs drafted at #137 in NFL history

most recent: Le'Ron McClain (BAL, 2007)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a running back at #137 a 11.7% chance in 1974.

Running back at #137, 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: 8.1%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#132OTJim PietrzakNYG
#133QBJesse Freitas IIILAC
#134RBDon WoodsGB
#135CBill WymanNYJ
#136DERandy CrowderMIA
#138DTMike RainesSF
#139RBWillie BurdenDET
#140LBRhodes, DannyDanny RhodesIND
#141STChuck RamseyNE
#142WRKen PayneGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2007Le'Ron McClainBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Alabama
1990Leroy HoltMIA — GM Don Shula · USC
1985Johnnie JonesSEA — GM Mike McCormack · Tennessee
1984Norm GrangerDAL — GM Tex Schramm · Iowa
1975Morris LaGrandKC · Tampa

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