LB · pick 122 — first ever linebacker at #122 (1971)

LB·pick 122

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #122

George Wells

Drafted by SF · New Mexico State

1971

LBs drafted at #122 in NFL history

most recent: Kenny Young (BAL, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a linebacker at #122 a 11.6% chance in 1971.

Linebacker at #122, 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: 21.0% · 2027 model: 10.5%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#117LBRay WhiteLAC
#118WRBrown, StanStan BrownCLE
#119DEAsack, PhilPhil AsackLAC
#120RBMike AdamleKC
#121LBWallace, RockyRocky WallaceARI
#123TEBob MooreLV
#124LBJim StillwagonGB
#125OGNewell, PetePete NewellDET
#126SRalph AndersonPIT
#127LBMarty HuffSF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2018Kenny YoungBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · UCLA
2001Markus SteeleDAL — GM Jerry Jones · USC
1997Tarek SalehCAR — GM Bill Polian · Wisconsin
1987Hardy NickersonPIT — GM Dick Haley · California

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