RB · pick 196 — first ever running back at #196 (1976)

RB·pick 196

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #196

Wellington, RodRod Wellington

Drafted by KC · Iowa

1976

RBs drafted at #196 in NFL history

most recent: Tyler Badie (BAL, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a running back at #196 a 16.6% chance in 1976.

Running back at #196, 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: 26.9% · 2027 model: 8.1%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#190LBJerry MuckensturmCHI
#191DECarl HairstonPHI
#193WRKarl FarmerATL
#194SChesley, JayJay ChesleySF
#195SWilliams, JackieJackie WilliamsBUF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2022Tyler BadieBAL — GM Eric DeCosta · Missouri
2021Gary BrightwellNYG — GM Dave Gettleman · Arizona
1996Leon NealBUF — GM John Butler · Washington
1995Terrell DavisDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Georgia
1983Kelvin BryantWAS — GM Bobby Beathard · North Carolina

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