RB · pick 198 — first ever running back at #198 (1996)

RB·pick 198

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #198

Stephen Pitts

Drafted by SF — GM Carmen Policy · Penn St.

1996

RBs drafted at #198 in NFL history

most recent: Demond Claiborne (MIN, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a running back at #198 a 10.1% chance in 1996.

Running back at #198, 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: 27.0% · 2027 model: 8.1%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#193RBScott GreeneCAR — GM Bill Polian
#194DESteve WhitePHI — GM Tom Modrak
#195RBMarrio GrierNE — GM Bill Parcells
#196RBLeon NealBUF — GM John Butler
#197TETony JohnsonPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#199WRPhillip RileyPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#200DTOrpheus RoyePIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#201TEHayward ClayLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#202CDusty ZeiglerBUF — GM John Butler
#203QBSpence FischerPIT — GM Tom Donahoe

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Demond ClaiborneMIN · Wake Forest
2021Larry RountreeLAC — GM Tom Telesco · Missouri
2016Derek WattLAC — GM Tom Telesco · Wisconsin

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