RB · pick 184, First RB at #184 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, RB grouping. (1981)

RB·pick 184

FIRST RB IN OUR WINDOW AT #184

Don Shaver

Drafted by MIN , GM Mike Lynn · Kutztown (PA)

1981 · round 7

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

RBs drafted at #184 in NFL history

most recent: Devin Neal (NO, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a running back at #184 a 14.1% chance in 1981.

Running back at #184, 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: 8.6%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#179OTMike DaumMIA , GM Don Shula
#180RBBilly JacksonKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#181LBSteve BusickDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#182OTLee SpiveyDET , GM Russ Thomas
#183LBDavid LittlePIT , GM Dick Haley
#185WRKen TolerNE , GM Bucko Kilroy
#186TEBrad ScovillSEA , GM John Thompson
#187LBEddie JohnsonCLE , GM Art Modell/staff
#188LBSteve DoolittleBUF , GM Stew Barber
#189TEPete HolohanLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2025Devin NealNO , GM Mickey Loomis · Kansas
2021Ben MasonBAL , GM Eric DeCosta · Michigan
1997Daimon SheltonJAX , GM Tom Coughlin · Sacramento St.
1993Lance LewisIND , GM Jim Irsay/staff · Nebraska
1990Andy MurrayTEN , GM Mike Holovak · Kentucky
1988Bo WrightBUF , GM Bill Polian · Alabama
1986Jon FrancisNYG , GM George Young · Boise St.

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