RB·pick 187
Craig James
Drafted by NE — GM Patrick Sullivan · SMU
1983
5
RBs drafted at #187 in NFL history
most recent: Kaytron Allen (WAS, 2026)
How rare was this draftigami?
Trained on every pick through 1982, the model gave a running back at #187 a 13.9% chance in 1983.
Running back at #187, 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: 26.5% · 2027 model: 8.1%
Surrounding picks · 1983 draft
- #181STMike Black
- #182OGJon Schultheis
- #184CCarlos Scott
- #185RBWeldon Ledbetter
- #186CBCarl Lee
- #188RBJessie Clark
- #189OTChris Schultz
- #190LBDarrin Newbold
- #191OGMark Kirchner
- #192DTBill Elko
Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks
- 2026Kaytron Allen
- 2013Andre Ellington
- 2011Allen Bradford
- 1991James Joseph