RB · pick 215, First RB at #215 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, RB grouping. (2009)

RB·pick 215

FIRST RB IN OUR WINDOW AT #215

Fui Vakapuna

Drafted by CIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · BYU

2009 · round 7

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

RBs drafted at #215 in NFL history

most recent: Zach Evans (LAR, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2008, the model gave a running back at #215 a 8.1% chance in 2009.

Running back at #215, 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: 15.2% · 2027 model: 8.7%

Surrounding picks · 2009 draft

#210DTVance WalkerATL , GM Thomas Dimitroff
#211RBChris OgbonnayaLAR , GM Billy Devaney
#212RBJavarris WilliamsKC , GM Scott Pioli
#213OGPaul FanaikaPHI , GM Tom Heckert
#214LBJ.D. FolsomMIA , GM Jeff Ireland
#216CBCaptain MunnerlynCAR , GM Marty Hurney
#217CBE.J. BiggersTB , GM Mark Dominik
#218LBBrad JonesGB , GM Ted Thompson
#219SCurtis TaylorSF , GM Scot McCloughan
#220CBEllis LanksterBUF , GM Buddy Nix

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2023Zach EvansLAR , GM Les Snead · Mississippi
2013Tommy BohanonNYJ , GM John Idzik · Wake Forest

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