LB · pick 116 — first ever linebacker at #116 (1973)

LB·pick 116

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #116

Bruce Bannon

Drafted by NYJ · Penn State

1973

LBs drafted at #116 in NFL history

most recent: Carl Lawson (CIN, 2017)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a linebacker at #116 a 13.9% chance in 1973.

Linebacker at #116, 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: 20.8% · 2027 model: 10.5%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#110WRWallace FrancisBUF
#111QBDon StrockMIA
#112LBFulk, MikeMike FulkSF
#114OGDavid TaylorIND
#115RBSteve JonesLAR
#117OGCantrell, CharlesCharles CantrellWAS
#118RBBrent McClanahanMIN
#119RBLeon McQuayNYG
#120DEFred GrambauKC
#121RBBob McCallCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 11 picks

2017Carl LawsonCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Auburn
2011Casey MatthewsPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Oregon
2007Zak DeOssieNYG — GM Jerry Reese · Brown
2006Stephen TullochTEN — GM Floyd Reese · North Carolina St.
2004Niko KoutouvidesSEA — GM Mike Holmgren · Purdue
2000Marcus BellSEA — GM Mike Holmgren · Arizona
1992Dwayne SabbNE — GM Sam Jankovich · New Hampshire
1988Darrell ReedGB — GM Tom Braatz · Oklahoma
1983George HarrisDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff · Houston
1981John GillenARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Illinois
1978Mike DouglassGB · San Diego State

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