RB · pick 73 — first ever running back at #73 (1973)

RB·pick 73

FIRST RB EVER DRAFTED AT #73

Davis, CharlesCharles Davis

Drafted by NE · Alcorn A&M

1973

RBs drafted at #73 in NFL history

most recent: David Montgomery (CHI, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a running back at #73 a 14.6% chance in 1973.

Running back at #73, 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 · 1973 draft

#68WRTim GeorgeCIN
#69DTRich GloverNYG
#70DTJohn WoodDEN
#71LBJim LaslavicDET
#72OTKrause, PaulPaul KrauseCLE
#74LBTom MacLeodGB
#75CBLevi JohnsonDET
#76OGRoger BernhardtPIT
#77DTBob KampaBUF
#78OGLeon GrayMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2019David MontgomeryCHI — GM Ryan Pace · Iowa St.
2016Kenyan DrakeMIA — GM Chris Grier · Alabama
2015Tevin ColemanATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · Indiana
2011Stevan RidleyNE — GM Bill Belichick · LSU
2008Jamaal CharlesKC — GM Carl Peterson · Texas
2005Vernand MorencyHOU — GM Charley Casserly · Oklahoma St.
1996Winslow OliverCAR — GM Bill Polian · New Mexico
1994Lamar SmithSEA — GM Tom Flores · Houston
1993Russell WhiteLAR — GM John Shaw · California

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