LB · pick 158 — first ever linebacker at #158 (1990)

LB·pick 158

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #158

James Williams

Drafted by NO — GM Jim Finks · Mississippi St.

1990

LBs drafted at #158 in NFL history

most recent: Cody Glenn (WAS, 2009)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1989, the model gave a linebacker at #158 a 15.2% chance in 1990.

Linebacker at #158, 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: 22.8% · 2027 model: 10.0%

Surrounding picks · 1990 draft

#153WRTony JonesTEN — GM Mike Holovak
#154STJohn NiesBUF — GM Bill Polian
#155WRRonald HeardPIT — GM Dick Haley
#156QBMike BuckNO — GM Jim Finks
#157CBRandy HilliardCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#159LBBryce PaupGB — GM Tom Braatz
#160DTKent WellsWAS — GM Charley Casserly
#161WRTim StallworthLAR — GM John Shaw
#163TEDerrick WalkerLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#164TERonnie HaliburtonDEN — GM John Beake

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2009Cody GlennWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato · Nebraska
2007Johnny BaldwinDET — GM Matt Millen · Arkansas–Monticello
1998Zack WalzARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Dartmouth

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