C · pick 153, First C at #153 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping. (1983)

C·pick 153

FIRST C IN OUR WINDOW AT #153

Kevin Belcher

Drafted by NYG , GM George Young · Texas-El Paso

1983 · round 6

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

Cs drafted at #153 in NFL history

most recent: Jager Burton (GB, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1982, the model gave a center at #153 a 3.1% chance in 1983.

Center at #153, 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: 1.6%

Surrounding picks · 1983 draft

#148WRGene BrantonTB , GM Phil Krueger
#149DTDave PuzzuoliCLE , GM Art Modell/staff
#150RBReginald GipsonSEA , GM Mike McCormack
#151LBDarrell PattersonNYG , GM George Young
#152LBKiki DeAyalaCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#154WRTodd BrownDET , GM Russ Thomas
#155STMike BassNE , GM Patrick Sullivan
#156WRAnthony AllenATL , GM Tom Braatz
#157CBGeorge SchmittARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#158OTKen KaplanTB , GM Phil Krueger

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2026Jager BurtonGB · Kentucky

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