RB · pick 47 — first ever running back at #47 (1974)

RB·pick 47

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #47

Benny Malone

Drafted by MIA · Arizona State

1974

RBs drafted at #47 in NFL history

most recent: Tony Collins (NE, 1981)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a running back at #47 a 14.2% chance in 1974.

Running back at #47, 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: 24.3% · 2027 model: 4.9%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#42DTCarl WaferDEN
#43CMark MarkovichLAC
#44WRGerald TinkerATL
#45TEDave CasperLV
#46LBJack LambertPIT
#48RBCharlie DavisCIN
#49RBDelvin WilliamsSF
#50SBill SimpsonLAR
#51LBMatt BlairMIN
#52CBJeris WhiteMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

1981Tony CollinsNE — GM Bucko Kilroy · East Carolina
1977George FranklinARI · Texas A&I

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