RB · pick 15 — first ever running back at #15 (1975)

RB·pick 15

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #15

Don Hardeman

Drafted by TEN · Texas A&I

1975

RBs drafted at #15 in NFL history

most recent: Melvin Gordon (LAC, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a running back at #15 a 19.1% chance in 1975.

Running back at #15, 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: 31.0% · 2027 model: 3.3%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#10DTJimmy WebbSF
#11OTDennis HarrahLAR
#12OTKurt SchumacherNO
#13OGLynn BodenDET
#14LBGlenn CameronCIN
#16TERuss FrancisNE
#17CBLouis WrightDEN
#18LBTom HendersonDAL
#19LBTom RuudBUF
#20OTDoug FranceLAR

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2015Melvin GordonLAC — GM Tom Telesco · Wisconsin
1986John WilliamsSEA — GM Mike McCormack · Florida
1979Eddie Lee IveryGB · Georgia Tech

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