RB · pick 235 — first ever running back at #235 (1996)

RB·pick 235

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #235

L.T. Levine

Drafted by DEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Kansas

1996

RBs drafted at #235 in NFL history

most recent: Lew Nichols (GB, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a running back at #235 a 10.3% chance in 1996.

Running back at #235, 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: 29.5% · 2027 model: 7.7%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#229OTEthan BrooksATL — GM Harold Richardson
#230OGJeff BuckeyMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#231RBFreddie BradleyLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#233DTMarcus KeyesCHI — GM Rod Graves
#234DEKerry HicksCAR — GM Bill Polian
#236STBrian GragertDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#237LBDan BrandenburgBUF — GM John Butler
#238QBJon StarkBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#239TESean ManuelSF — GM Carmen Policy
#240QBKyle WachholtzGB — GM Ron Wolf

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2023Lew NicholsGB — GM Brian Gutekunst · Central Michigan
2015Kenny HilliardHOU — GM Rick Smith · LSU
2004Derrick WardNYJ — GM Terry Bradway · Ottawa (KS)
2003Ahmaad GallowayDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Alabama

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