OT · pick 173, First OT at #173 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, OT grouping. (1973)

OT·pick 173

FIRST OT IN OUR WINDOW AT #173

Donn Smith

Drafted by KC · Purdue

1973 · round unknown

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

OTs drafted at #173 in NFL history

most recent: Tony Pashos (BAL, 2003)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a offensive tackle at #173 a 9.8% chance in 1973.

Offensive tackle at #173, 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: 11.9% · 2027 model: 3.4%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#168RBBrown, JoshJosh BrownMIN
#169WRHaggard, MikeMike HaggardNYJ
#170CBTommy CampbellATL
#171DEBob MaddoxCIN
#172TERod FreemanNYG
#174DEJohn MitchellSF
#175DTJohn AndrewsDET
#176LBRodrigo BarnesDAL
#177OTMuller, JohnJohn MullerGB
#178WRHatter, WillieWillie HatterMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2003Tony PashosBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome · Illinois
1976Todd SimonsenTEN · South Dakota State
1974Jim CoodeATL · Michigan

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