LB · pick 111 — first ever linebacker at #111 (1974)

LB·pick 111

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #111

Steve Neils

Drafted by ARI · Minnesota

1974

LBs drafted at #111 in NFL history

most recent: Ben Taylor (CLE, 2002)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a linebacker at #111 a 15.6% chance in 1974.

Linebacker at #111, 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: 20.6% · 2027 model: 10.4%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#106WRGary HaymanBUF
#107WRDon CluneNYG
#108DTCagle, JimJim CaglePHI
#109TEHenry ChildsATL
#110LBBaccus, GaryGary BaccusNYJ
#112RBAndy JohnsonNE
#113WRJoel ParkerNO
#114RBHaskel StanbackCIN
#115TEKeith KrepflePHI
#116WRSteve OdomGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2002Ben TaylorCLE — GM Butch Davis · Virginia Tech
1999Rosevelt ColvinCHI — GM Mark Hatley · Purdue
1987Marc MunfordDEN — GM John Beake · Nebraska
1982Brian IngramNE — GM Bucko Kilroy · Tennessee
1979Tom SeabronSF · Michigan

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