LB · pick 135 — first ever linebacker at #135 (1977)

LB·pick 135

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #135

Andy Spiva

Drafted by ARI · Tennessee

1977

LBs drafted at #135 in NFL history

most recent: Bryce Boettcher (IND, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a linebacker at #135 a 15.5% chance in 1977.

Linebacker at #135, 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 · 1977 draft

#130OGDonnie HickmanLAR
#131DTLee, ErnestErnest LeeARI
#132LBDennis WinstonPIT
#133LBRay PhillipsCIN
#134OGJeff WilliamsLAR
#136OTDave HubbardNO
#137OTAndy FrederickDAL
#138TEMoore, KenKen MooreMIN
#139LBJeff BarnesLV
#140QBVince EvansCHI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2026Bryce BoettcherIND · Oregon
2003Solomon BatesSEA — GM Mike Holmgren · Arizona St.
1998Antony JordanIND — GM Bill Polian · Vanderbilt
1987Henry RollingTB — GM Phil Krueger · Nevada
1982Mark JerueNYJ — GM Jim Kensil · Washington
1979John ZamberlinNE · Pacific Lutheran

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