RB · pick 227 — first ever running back at #227 (2008)

RB·pick 227

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #227

Peyton Hillis

Drafted by DEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Arkansas

2008

RBs drafted at #227 in NFL history

most recent: Kiero Small (SEA, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2007, the model gave a running back at #227 a 9.1% chance in 2008.

Running back at #227, 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: 28.8% · 2027 model: 7.8%

Surrounding picks · 2008 draft

#222OGChester AdamsCHI — GM Jerry Angelo
#223QBAlex BrinkHOU — GM Rick Smith
#224WRStevie JohnsonBUF — GM Russ Brandon era
#225OTBrandon KeithARI — GM Rod Graves
#226WRChaz SchilensLV — GM Al Davis era
#228SChris ChamberlainLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt
#229CBCary WilliamsTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt
#230OTKing DunlapPHI — GM Tom Heckert
#231LBAlex HallCLE — GM Phil Savage
#232TEKeith ZingerATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2014Kiero SmallSEA — GM John Schneider · Arkansas

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