RB · pick 142 — first ever running back at #142 (1977)

RB·pick 142

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #142

Tony Benjamin

Drafted by SEA · Duke

1977

RBs drafted at #142 in NFL history

most recent: Damien Nash (TEN, 2005)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a running back at #142 a 15.1% chance in 1977.

Running back at #142, 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: 24.8% · 2027 model: 8.2%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#137OTAndy FrederickDAL
#138TEMoore, KenKen MooreMIN
#139LBJeff BarnesLV
#140QBVince EvansCHI
#141SMike BurnsSF
#143OTJordan, BobBob JordanNYG
#144DTJoe KleckoNYJ
#146DEDave LindstromLAC
#147STCliff ParsleyNO
#148CBGary WoolfordTEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2005Damien NashTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Missouri
1996Marquette SmithCAR — GM Bill Polian · Central Florida
1988Carl PainterDET — GM Russ Thomas · Hampton
1982Marvin LewisNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff · Tulane
1979Ira MatthewsLV · Wisconsin

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