LB · pick 118 — first ever linebacker at #118 (1986)

LB·pick 118

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #118

Doug Landry

Drafted by LAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Louisiana Tech

1986

LBs drafted at #118 in NFL history

most recent: Jimmy Rolder (DET, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1985, the model gave a linebacker at #118 a 16.3% chance in 1986.

Linebacker at #118, 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 · 1986 draft

#113LBRavin CaldwellWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#114TEJeff ParksTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#115CBReggie SuttonNO — GM Jim Finks
#116DEJeff TupperARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#117DTScott KellarIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#119RBOscar SmithDET — GM Russ Thomas
#120WRHassan JonesMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#121STRay CriswellPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#122CBErroll TuckerPIT — GM Dick Haley
#123LBLeon WhiteCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2026Jimmy RolderDET · Michigan
2024Tyrice KnightSEA — GM John Schneider · Texas-El Paso
2015Ramik WilsonKC — GM John Dorsey · Georgia
2013Sean PorterCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Texas A&M
2009Stanley ArnouxNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Wake Forest
2008Xavier AdibiHOU — GM Rick Smith · Virginia Tech
1997Tyrus McCloudBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Louisville
1995Mike MortonLV — GM Al Davis era · North Carolina
1994Mitch DavisATL — GM Ken Herock · Georgia

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