RB · pick 182 — first ever running back at #182 (1973)

RB·pick 182

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #182

Tom Smith

Drafted by MIA · Miami (FL)

1973

RBs drafted at #182 in NFL history

most recent: Trayveon Williams (CIN, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a running back at #182 a 12.5% chance in 1973.

Running back at #182, 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: 26.3% · 2027 model: 8.2%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#177OTMuller, JohnJohn MullerGB
#178WRHatter, WillieWillie HatterMIA
#179LBGary WeaverLV
#180DEDorsey, NateNate DorseyPIT
#181TEFord, JohnJohn FordBUF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 11 picks

2019Trayveon WilliamsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Texas A&M
2017Aaron JonesGB — GM Ted Thompson · Texas-El Paso
2016Keenan ReynoldsBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Navy
2013Kenjon BarnerCAR — GM Dave Gettleman · Oregon
2012Cyrus GrayKC — GM Scott Pioli · Texas A&M
2005Cedric HoustonNYJ — GM Terry Bradway · Tennessee
1998Kevin McLeodJAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Auburn
1989Ivy Joe HunterIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · Kentucky
1987Tom BrownMIA — GM Don Shula · Pittsburgh
1985Gary EllersonGB — GM Forrest Gregg · Wisconsin
1976Jack DeloplainePIT · Salem

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