LB · pick 134 — first ever linebacker at #134 (1976)

LB·pick 134

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #134

Sanders Shiver

Drafted by IND · Carson-Newman

1976

LBs drafted at #134 in NFL history

most recent: Kendal Daniels (ATL, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a linebacker at #134 a 14.9% chance in 1976.

Linebacker at #134, 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: 21.5% · 2027 model: 10.4%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#129OTKing, SteveSteve KingNYJ
#130OTHenry SheppardCLE
#131LBWoodrow LoweLAC
#132RBAundra ThompsonGB
#133SSteve WagnerMIN
#135DTGreg JohnsonPHI
#137DTWillie LeeKC
#138RBWillie ShelbyCIN
#139RBLonnie PerrinDEN
#140CBTony LeonardSF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2026Kendal DanielsATL · Oklahoma
2025Quandarrius RobinsonDEN — GM George Paton · Alabama
2008Stanford KeglarTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt · Purdue
2007Antwan BarnesBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Florida International
2002John TaylorDET — GM Matt Millen · Montana St.
2001Jeremiah PharmsCLE — GM Dwight Clark · Washington
1998Casey DaileyNYJ — GM Bill Parcells · Northwestern
1984Jeff PaineKC — GM Jim Schaaf · Texas A&M
1980John CorkerTEN — GM Bum Phillips · Oklahoma St.

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