RB · pick 168 — first ever running back at #168 (1973)

RB·pick 168

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #168

Brown, JoshJosh Brown

Drafted by MIN · Southwest Texas State

1973

RBs drafted at #168 in NFL history

most recent: Michael Burton (DET, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a running back at #168 a 12.6% chance in 1973.

Running back at #168, 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: 25.7% · 2027 model: 8.2%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#163RBShepherd, BennyBenny ShepherdMIA
#164OTJones, KenKen JonesARI
#165OTMike AskeaDEN
#166DEJohn GrantDEN
#167OGBill DuLacLAR
#169WRHaggard, MikeMike HaggardNYJ
#170CBTommy CampbellATL
#171DEBob MaddoxCIN
#172TERod FreemanNYG
#173OTDonn SmithKC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2015Michael BurtonDET — GM Martin Mayhew · Rutgers
1981Louis JacksonNYG — GM George Young · Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
1977Charles WhiteNYJ · Bethune-Cookman

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