LB · pick 145 — first ever linebacker at #145 (1968)

LB·pick 145

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #145

John Neidert

Drafted by CIN · Louisville

1968

LBs drafted at #145 in NFL history

most recent: Ron Merkerson (NE, 1998)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Linebacker at #145, 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: 22.1% · 2027 model: 10.3%

Surrounding picks · 1968 draft

#140RBJim HagleATL
#141WRLeo JohnsonSF
#142QBKim HammondMIA
#143OTBill KindricksCIN
#144WRBob GoodridgeMIN
#146WRJimmy HinesMIA
#148DEMike SpitzerDET
#149OGWillie BanksWAS
#150OTThurman RandlePHI
#151LBFrank LaneARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

1998Ron MerkersonNE — GM Bobby Grier · Colorado
1976Scavella, SteadmanSteadman ScavellaDET · Miami (FL)

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