LB·pick 1
Tom Cousineau
Drafted by BUF · Ohio State
1979
2
LBs drafted at #1 in NFL history
most recent: Aundray Bruce (ATL, 1988)
How rare was this draftigami?
Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a linebacker at #1 a 2.2% chance in 1979.
Linebacker at #1, 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: 37.5% · 2027 model: 0.6%
Surrounding picks · 1979 draft
- #2DEMike Bell
- #3QBJack Thompson
- #4DTDan Hampton
- #5WRJerry Butler
- #6LBBarry Krauss
Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick
- 1988Aundray Bruce