LB · pick 133 — first ever linebacker at #133 (1972)

LB·pick 133

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #133

Bob Pifferini

Drafted by CHI · UCLA

1972

LBs drafted at #133 in NFL history

most recent: Rocky Boiman (TEN, 2002)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a linebacker at #133 a 12.5% chance in 1972.

Linebacker at #133, 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: 21.4% · 2027 model: 10.5%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#128RBKucera, GregGreg KuceraCLE
#129SCharlie BabbMIA
#130DEGooden, HarryHarry GoodenLAC
#131DTDan MedlinLV
#132CJohn HillNYG
#134SBullard, JoeJoe BullardTEN
#135RBDon HeaterARI
#136LBElmer AllenTEN
#137OGDorton, WayneWayne DortonNO
#138CBRoss, NathanielNathaniel RossGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2002Rocky BoimanTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Notre Dame
1995Ben TalleyNYG — GM George Young · Tennessee
1992Joe BowdenTEN — GM Mike Holovak · Oklahoma
1988Troy JohnsonCHI — GM Bill Tobin · Oklahoma
1985Frank BushTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · North Carolina St.
1981Delbert FowlerTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · West Virginia
1977Ray PhillipsCIN · Nebraska

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