RB · pick 25, First RB at #25 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, RB grouping. (1980)

RB·pick 25

FIRST RB IN OUR WINDOW AT #25

Vagas Ferguson

Drafted by NE , GM Bucko Kilroy · Notre Dame

1980 · round 1

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

RBs drafted at #25 in NFL history

most recent: Travis Etienne (JAX, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a running back at #25 a 12.5% chance in 1980.

Running back at #25, 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: 17.0% · 2027 model: 4.3%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#20DEJim StuckeySF , GM John McVay
#21CBDon McNealMIA , GM Don Shula
#22OGRay SnellTB , GM Phil Krueger
#23CBRoynell YoungPHI , GM Jim Murray
#24CBDerrick HatchettIND , GM Dick Szymanski
#26LBGeorge CumbyGB , GM Bart Starr
#27RBCharles WhiteCLE , GM Art Modell/staff
#28QBMark MalonePIT , GM Dick Haley
#29RBJoe CribbsBUF , GM Stew Barber
#30CBWillie TealMIN , GM Mike Lynn

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2021Travis EtienneJAX , GM Trent Baalke · Clemson
1994Greg HillKC , GM Carl Peterson · Texas A&M
1990Dexter CarterSF , GM John McVay · Florida St.
1987Terrence FlaglerSF , GM John McVay · Clemson

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