RB · pick 72 — first ever running back at #72 (1979)

RB·pick 72

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #72

Kenny King

Drafted by TEN · Oklahoma

1979

RBs drafted at #72 in NFL history

most recent: Stan Edwards (TEN, 1982)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a running back at #72 a 14.3% chance in 1979.

Running back at #72, 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: 6.1%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#67RBBo RobinsonDET
#68CBDonald DykesNYJ
#69SKim AndersonIND
#70DEJames RameyCLE
#71DTCharles JohnsonGB
#73LBClifford ThriftLAC
#74STTony FranklinPHI
#75RBJames MayberryATL
#76TEDoug CosbieDAL
#77DEBruce RadfordDEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

1982Stan EdwardsTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · Michigan

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