LB · pick 163 — first ever linebacker at #163 (1976)

LB·pick 163

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #163

Bob Martin

Drafted by NYJ · Nebraska

1976

LBs drafted at #163 in NFL history

most recent: Matt Milano (BUF, 2017)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a linebacker at #163 a 14.3% chance in 1976.

Linebacker at #163, 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: 23.2% · 2027 model: 9.9%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#158SCurtis JordanTB
#159DTGary DunnPIT
#160OGTerry StieveNO
#161OTDan JiggettsCHI
#162LBDan LloydNYG
#164DELeslie BensonBUF
#165OTJohnson, KirkKirk JohnsonPHI
#166SSteve TaylorKC
#167LBGregolunas, BobBob GregolunasKC
#168LBRobert PennywellSF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2017Matt MilanoBUF — GM Doug Whaley · Boston Col.
2012Terrell ManningGB — GM Ted Thompson · North Carolina St.
2001Hakim AkbarNE — GM Bill Belichick · Washington
1993Derrick OdenPHI — GM Harry Gamble · Alabama
1980Wayne HamiltonLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Alabama
1977Calvin O'NealIND · Michigan

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