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NFL DRAFTIGAMI

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RB·pick 23

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #23

Duane Thomas

Drafted by DAL · West Texas A&M

1970

How rare was this draftigami?

Common — not rare enough to clear the top 12.5% cutoff (no badge).

Trained on every running back pick before 1970, the model gave a 5.3% chance of a running back going at #23 that year.

Tiers are hard percentile cutoffs over every draftigami in our window: top 12.5% rarest = RARE, 5% = SUPER RARE, 1% = MEGA RARE, 0.25% = LEGENDARY.

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#18RBNorm BulaichIND
#19RBSteve OwensDET
#20SSteve TannenNYJ
#21OTBob McKayCLE
#22LBJack ReynoldsLAR
#24TERaymond ChesterLV
#25OTJohn WardMIN
#26OTSid SmithKC
#27OTBob AsherDAL
#28WRRonnie ShanklinPIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2008Rashard MendenhallPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Illinois
2003Willis McGaheeBUF — GM Tom Donahoe · Miami (FL)
2001Deuce McAllisterNO — GM Randy Mueller · Mississippi
1997Antowain SmithBUF — GM John Butler · Houston
1988Brad MusterCHI — GM Bill Tobin · Stanford
1972Jeff KinneyKC · Nebraska

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