LB · pick 140 — first ever linebacker at #140 (1974)

LB·pick 140

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #140

Rhodes, DannyDanny Rhodes

Drafted by IND · Arkansas

1974

LBs drafted at #140 in NFL history

most recent: Buddy Johnson (PIT, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a linebacker at #140 a 14.7% chance in 1974.

Linebacker at #140, 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: 21.8% · 2027 model: 10.4%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#135CBill WymanNYJ
#136DERandy CrowderMIA
#137RBJones, WayneWayne JonesNYJ
#138DTMike RainesSF
#139RBWillie BurdenDET
#141STChuck RamseyNE
#142WRKen PayneGB
#143OGDavis, JimJim DavisDET
#144TEJon KeyworthWAS
#145WRWinesberry, JohnJohn WinesberryDEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2021Buddy JohnsonPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Texas A&M
2020Shaquille QuartermanJAX — GM David Caldwell · Miami (FL)
2015Ben HeeneyLV — GM Reggie McKenzie · Kansas
2012Najee GoodeTB — GM Mark Dominik · West Virginia
2011Gabe MillerKC — GM Scott Pioli · Oregon St.
2004Alex LewisDET — GM Matt Millen · Wisconsin
1993Marc WoodardPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Mississippi St.

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