RB · pick 153, First RB at #153 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, RB grouping. (1988)

RB·pick 153

FIRST RB IN OUR WINDOW AT #153

Mel Bratton

Drafted by MIA , GM Don Shula · Miami (FL)

1988 · round 6

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

RBs drafted at #153 in NFL history

most recent: Wendell Smallwood (PHI, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1987, the model gave a running back at #153 a 12.1% chance in 1988.

Running back 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: 15.5% · 2027 model: 8.2%

Surrounding picks · 1988 draft

#148OGJon PhillipsARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#149QBDon McPhersonPHI , GM Harry Gamble
#150LBDan MurrayBUF , GM Bill Polian
#151QBScott SeculesDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#152LBCedric FigaroLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#154TESteve JohnsonNE , GM Patrick Sullivan
#155RBWarren WilliamsPIT , GM Dick Haley
#156RBGeorge CooperMIA , GM Don Shula
#157LBKurt CrainTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg
#158DTRoy HartSEA , GM Mike McCormack

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2016Wendell SmallwoodPHI , GM Howie Roseman · West Virginia
1998Chris HowardDEN , GM Mike Shanahan · Michigan

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