LB · pick 144 — first ever linebacker at #144 (1976)

LB·pick 144

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #144

Jimbo Elrod

Drafted by KC · Oklahoma

1976

LBs drafted at #144 in NFL history

most recent: Telvin Smith (JAX, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a linebacker at #144 a 14.7% chance in 1976.

Linebacker at #144, 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: 22.0% · 2027 model: 10.3%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#139RBLonnie PerrinDEN
#140CBTony LeonardSF
#141RBWayne MorrisARI
#142TEFred ColemanBUF
#143QBMike KirklandIND
#145LBScavella, SteadmanSteadman ScavellaDET
#146STFred SteinfortLV
#147CBScott PerryCIN
#148OGHughes, MikeMike HughesWAS
#149RBBarnette, KeithKeith BarnetteMIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2014Telvin SmithJAX — GM David Caldwell · Florida St.
2003James DavisDET — GM Matt Millen · West Virginia
1999Khari SamuelCHI — GM Mark Hatley · Massachusetts
1995John HolecekBUF — GM John Butler · Illinois

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