RB · pick 162, First RB at #162 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, RB grouping. (1980)

RB·pick 162

FIRST RB IN OUR WINDOW AT #162

Timmy Newsome

Drafted by DAL , GM Tex Schramm · Winston-Salem St.

1980 · round 6

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

RBs drafted at #162 in NFL history

most recent: Jeremy McNichols (TB, 2017)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a running back at #162 a 13.7% chance in 1980.

Running back at #162, 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: 15.4% · 2027 model: 8.3%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#157OGKeith BishopDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#158WREugene ByrdMIA , GM Don Shula
#159LBAndrew MelontreeCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#160WRPreston BrownNE , GM Bucko Kilroy
#161OTGreg MurthaPHI , GM Jim Murray
#163LBWayne HamiltonLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#164RBLarry HeaterKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#165OTTunch IlkinPIT , GM Dick Haley
#166STEddie MurrayDET , GM Russ Thomas
#167LBRon SimpkinsCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2017Jeremy McNicholsTB , GM Jason Licht · Boise St.
2004Thomas TapehPHI , GM Andy Reid · Minnesota
1989Heath ShermanPHI , GM Harry Gamble · Texas A&M-Kingsville

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