RB · pick 61 — first ever running back at #61 (1973)

RB·pick 61

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #61

Bill Olds

Drafted by IND · Nebraska

1973

RBs drafted at #61 in NFL history

most recent: Eddie Lacy (GB, 2013)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a running back at #61 a 15.2% chance in 1973.

Running back at #61, 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: 5.6%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#56SBrad DusekNE
#57QBJoe FergusonBUF
#58TEBrady, JohnJohn BradyDET
#59OGFred SturtARI
#60OTTim StokesLAR
#62LBRotella, JamieJamie RotellaIND
#63RBTerry MetcalfARI
#64QBDan FoutsLAC
#65WRJim LashMIN
#66RBPete Van ValkenburgNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2013Eddie LacyGB — GM Ted Thompson · Alabama
2012LaMichael JamesSF — GM Trent Baalke · Oregon
1997Sedrick ShawNE — GM Bobby Grier · Iowa
1988Keith WoodsideGB — GM Tom Braatz · Texas A&M
1986Allen PinkettTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · Notre Dame
1984Herman HeardKC — GM Jim Schaaf · Colorado State-Pueblo
1979Tony NathanMIA · Alabama

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