RB · pick 52 — first ever running back at #52 (1981)

RB·pick 52

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #52

Jarvis Redwine

Drafted by MIN — GM Mike Lynn · Nebraska

1981

RBs drafted at #52 in NFL history

most recent: Zach Charbonnet (SEA, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a running back at #52 a 13.8% chance in 1981.

Running back at #52, 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: 24.2% · 2027 model: 5.1%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#47RBTony CollinsNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#48DEHowie LongLV — GM Al Davis
#49SChris WilliamsBUF — GM Stew Barber
#50WRByron FranklinBUF — GM Stew Barber
#51LBRickey JacksonNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#53WRDoug DonleyDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#54LBLyman WhiteATL — GM Eddie LeBaron
#55OTDean MiraldiPHI — GM Jim Murray
#56RBAndra FranklinMIA — GM Don Shula
#57DEFrank WarrenNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2023Zach CharbonnetSEA — GM John Schneider · UCLA
2020Cam AkersLAR — GM Les Snead · Florida St.
2007Brian LeonardLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt · Rutgers

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