RB · pick 161 — first ever running back at #161 (1978)

RB·pick 161

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #161

Ben Garry

Drafted by IND · Southern Miss

1978

RBs drafted at #161 in NFL history

most recent: Emmett Johnson (KC, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a running back at #161 a 15.7% chance in 1978.

Running back at #161, 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: 25.4% · 2027 model: 8.2%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#156LBColeman, KemKem ColemanNE
#157LBFrancis ChesleyNO
#158DEMekeli IeremiaCHI
#159RBTony GreenWAS
#160WRRandy ReutershanPIT
#162WRMarshall, ElijahElijah MarshallTB
#163DEDoug BettersMIA
#164WRMike LevensellerLV
#165WRJesse ThompsonDET
#166LBHarold RandolphDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Emmett JohnsonKC · Nebraska
2001Chris BarnesBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · New Mexico St.
1991Darren LewisCHI — GM Bill Tobin · Texas A&M

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