QB·pick 73
Gifford Nielsen
Drafted by TEN · BYU
1978 · round unknown
Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, QB grouping.
2
QBs drafted at #73 in NFL history
most recent: Mike Glennon (TB, 2013)
How rare was this draftigami?
Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a quarterback at #73 a 4.9% chance in 1978.
Quarterback 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: 5.7% · 2027 model: 3.1%
Surrounding picks · 1978 draft
- #68QBMark Miller
- #69CBDoug Greene
- #70OGStan Waldemore
- #71RBRickey Anderson
- #72DTTed Vincent
- #74DTBrad Shearer
- #75LBWhip Walton
- #76STCraig Colquitt
- #77WRCarlos Pennywell
- #78STFrank Corral
Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick
- 2013Mike Glennon