RB · pick 50 — first ever running back at #50 (1972)

RB·pick 50

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #50

Ed Marinaro

Drafted by MIN · Cornell

1972

RBs drafted at #50 in NFL history

most recent: Isaiah Pead (LAR, 2012)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a running back at #50 a 15.3% chance in 1972.

Running back at #50, 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: 5.1%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#45CBClifford BrooksCLE
#46SJack MildrenIND
#47WRGlenn DoughtyIND
#48RBLydell MitchellIND
#49WRTom ReynoldsNE
#51DESims, LesterLester SimsCLE
#52WRCharles McKeeDAL
#53DESwendson, FredFred SwendsonBUF
#54DEJim LeClairCIN
#55DTJohn MendenhallNYG

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2012Isaiah PeadLAR — GM Les Snead · Cincinnati
2007Chris HenryTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt · Arizona
1977Billy WaddyLAR · Colorado

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