RB · pick 175 — first ever running back at #175 (1976)

RB·pick 175

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #175

Darnell Powell

Drafted by BUF · Chattanooga

1976

RBs drafted at #175 in NFL history

most recent: Oren O'Neal (LV, 2007)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a running back at #175 a 16.4% chance in 1976.

Running back at #175, 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: 26.0% · 2027 model: 8.2%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#170DEGreg BoydNE
#171WRScott PiperBUF
#172OTHarper, CalvinCalvin HarperKC
#173OTTodd SimonsenTEN
#174RBGary DavisMIA
#176TENelson, OrlandoOrlando NelsonCIN
#177QBScott BullSF
#179STom MarvasoWAS
#180SEgerdahl, TerryTerry EgerdahlMIN
#181OTMcGuire, GregGreg McGuireDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2007Oren O'NealLV — GM Al Davis era · Arkansas St.
2001Dee BrownCAR — GM Dom Anile · Syracuse
1997Rod BrownARI — GM Bob Ferguson · North Carolina St.
1996Derrick HarrisLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · Miami (FL)
1986Rodney CarterPIT — GM Dick Haley · Purdue
1982Phil BatesDET — GM Russ Thomas · Nebraska

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