RB · pick 223, First RB at #223 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, RB grouping. (1998)

RB·pick 223

FIRST RB IN OUR WINDOW AT #223

Tarik Smith

Drafted by DAL , GM Jerry Jones · California

1998 · round 7

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

RBs drafted at #223 in NFL history

most recent: Damien Martinez (SEA, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a running back at #223 a 10.1% chance in 1998.

Running back at #223, 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: 15.1% · 2027 model: 8.7%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#218RBEddie WatsonGB , GM Ron Wolf
#219LBNate WayneDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#220DTChris AkinsPHI , GM Tom Modrak
#221DEAngel RubioPIT , GM Tom Donahoe
#222TEDamian VaughnCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#224RBErnest BlackwellKC , GM Carl Peterson
#225CBTony DardenMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#226SPat TillmanARI , GM Bob Ferguson
#227OGAntonio FlemingDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#228WRJim TurnerCAR , GM Dom Anile

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2025Damien MartinezSEA , GM John Schneider · Miami (FL)
2011Shane BannonKC , GM Scott Pioli · Yale

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