C · pick 72, First C at #72 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, C grouping. (1997)

C·pick 72

FIRST C IN OUR WINDOW AT #72

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Drafted by LV , GM Al Davis era · Nebraska

1997 · round 3

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

Cs drafted at #72 in NFL history

most recent: Grey Ruegamer (MIA, 1999)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a center at #72 a 3.4% chance in 1997.

Center 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: 4.2% · 2027 model: 2.1%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#67OGDan NeilDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#68LBRyan PhillipsNYG , GM George Young
#69OGBob SappCHI , GM Mark Hatley
#70TEO.J. SantiagoATL , GM Harold Richardson
#71RBDuce StaleyPHI , GM Tom Modrak
#73DEJason TaylorMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson
#74LBMichael HamiltonLAC , GM Bobby Beathard
#75CBDenard WalkerTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#76CRod PayneCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#77TEGreg ClarkSF , GM Carmen Policy

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

1999Grey RuegamerMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson · Arizona St.

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