LB · pick 148 — first ever linebacker at #148 (1979)

LB·pick 148

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #148

Jeff McIntyre

Drafted by DEN · Arizona State

1979

LBs drafted at #148 in NFL history

most recent: Tommy Eichenberg (LV, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a linebacker at #148 a 13.8% chance in 1979.

Linebacker at #148, 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: 22.2% · 2027 model: 10.2%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#143LBDaryl HuntTEN
#144RBThomas LottARI
#145RBBob TorreyNYG
#146CBRicky RayNO
#147LBJohn SullivanCHI
#149OGDufek, BillBill DufekNYJ
#150OTMoore, JimJim MooreIND
#151SClinton BurrellCLE
#152TEJoe SenserMIN
#153LBDave SimmonsGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 11 picks

2024Tommy EichenbergLV — GM Tom Telesco · Ohio St.
2023Noah SewellCHI — GM Ryan Poles · Oregon
2019Dre GreenlawSF — GM John Lynch · Arkansas
2017Blair BrownJAX — GM David Caldwell · Ohio
2015Davis TullNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Chattanooga
2013A.J. KleinCAR — GM Dave Gettleman · Iowa St.
1997Twan RussellWAS — GM Charley Casserly · Miami (FL)
1992James MaloneTB — GM Phil Krueger · UCLA
1990Tony WalkerIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · SE Missouri St.
1987Danny LockettDET — GM Russ Thomas · Arizona
1981Larry KubinWAS — GM Bobby Beathard · Penn St.

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