C · pick 144, First C at #144 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping. (1980)

C·pick 144

FIRST C IN OUR WINDOW AT #144

Chris Foote

Drafted by IND , GM Dick Szymanski · USC

1980 · round 6

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping.

Cs drafted at #144 in NFL history

most recent: Sam Hecht (CAR, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a center at #144 a 3.3% chance in 1980.

Center at #144, 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: 4.5% · 2027 model: 1.7%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#139SHerb WilliamsSF , GM John McVay
#140OTChris DieterichDET , GM Russ Thomas
#141CBJo HeathCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#142DTBill AckerARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#143OTKarl SwankeGB , GM Bart Starr
#145QBScott BrunnerNYG , GM George Young
#146SMike DavisATL , GM Eddie LeBaron
#147WRBubba GarciaKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#148DTRay YakavonisMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#149DTGeorge VisgerNYJ , GM Jim Kensil

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2026Sam HechtCAR · Kansas St.

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