LB · pick 120 — first ever linebacker at #120 (1985)

LB·pick 120

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #120

Troy Benson

Drafted by NYJ — GM Jim Kensil · Pittsburgh

1985

LBs drafted at #120 in NFL history

most recent: Brandon Smith (CAR, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1984, the model gave a linebacker at #120 a 17.0% chance in 1985.

Linebacker at #120, 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: 20.9% · 2027 model: 10.5%

Surrounding picks · 1985 draft

#115OGMark MacDonaldMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#116TEK.D. DunnARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#117OTRoger CaronIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#118RBJoe McIntoshDET — GM Russ Thomas
#119CMatt DarwinDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#121LBDwayne JilesPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#122SRaphel CherryWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#123CMark NapolitanSEA — GM Mike McCormack
#124DTBrian LuftNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#125LBBrian NobleGB — GM Forrest Gregg

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2022Brandon SmithCAR — GM Scott Fitterer · Penn St.
2017Ben GedeonMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Michigan
2013Gerald HodgesMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Penn St.
2012James-Michael JohnsonCLE — GM Tom Heckert · Nevada
2006Jamar WilliamsCHI — GM Jerry Angelo · Arizona St.
1998Greg FavorsKC — GM Carl Peterson · Mississippi St.
1996Sean MoranBUF — GM John Butler · Colorado St.
1991Terry BagsbyTB — GM Phil Krueger · Texas A&M-Commerce
1988Chris GainesARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Vanderbilt

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