RB · pick 59 — first ever running back at #59 (1970)

RB·pick 59

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #59

Lee Bouggess

Drafted by PHI · Louisville

1970

RBs drafted at #59 in NFL history

most recent: Derrius Guice (WAS, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a running back at #59 a 17.2% chance in 1970.

Running back at #59, 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: 24.1% · 2027 model: 5.5%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#54WRGeorge FarmerCHI
#55CBTim FoleyMIA
#56LBMike BallouNE
#57OGJim ReillyBUF
#58RBCharlie PittmanARI
#60LBChip BennettCIN
#61DEBarnett, Billy BobBilly Bob BarnettKC
#62DEClovis SwinneyNO
#63OTKohler, JohnJohn KohlerDEN
#64OGAndy MaurerATL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2018Derrius GuiceWAS — GM Bruce Allen · LSU
2010Montario HardestyCLE — GM Tom Heckert · Tennessee
1978Dennis JohnsonBUF · Mississippi State
1977Curtis BrownBUF · Missouri
1974Rudder, BillBill RudderLAC · Tennessee

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