RB · pick 177 — first ever running back at #177 (1975)

RB·pick 177

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #177

Beaird, SteveSteve Beaird

Drafted by ARI · Baylor

1975

RBs drafted at #177 in NFL history

most recent: Evan Royster (WAS, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a running back at #177 a 12.8% chance in 1975.

Running back at #177, 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 · 1975 draft

#171SMark CotneyTEN
#172WRWilliams, LawrenceLawrence WilliamsNE
#173LBMichael HegmanDAL
#174RBCherry, ReggieReggie CherryBUF
#176QBPat HadenLAR
#178SEarl DouthittCHI
#179RBKent, PhillipPhillip KentMIA
#181RBGreen, HenryHenry GreenMIN
#182OTMattingly, WayneWayne MattinglyPIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2011Evan RoysterWAS — GM Bruce Allen · Penn St.
1986Pat FranklinCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Houston
1980Mike MorucciNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff · Bloomsburg
1978Gibson, BruceBruce GibsonDET · Pacific

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