LB · pick 166 — first ever linebacker at #166 (1978)

LB·pick 166

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #166

Harold Randolph

Drafted by DAL · East Carolina

1978

LBs drafted at #166 in NFL history

most recent: Keyshaun Elliott (CHI, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a linebacker at #166 a 13.3% chance in 1978.

Linebacker at #166, 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: 23.4% · 2027 model: 9.8%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#161RBBen GarryIND
#162WRMarshall, ElijahElijah MarshallTB
#163DEDoug BettersMIA
#164WRMike LevensellerLV
#165WRJesse ThompsonDET
#167WRAlfred JacksonATL
#168CBRicky OdomKC
#169CBArmstrong, LeviLevi ArmstrongNYJ
#170RBJames EarleyNYJ
#171LBMario CelottoBUF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2026Keyshaun ElliottCHI · Arizona St.
2014Jonathan NewsomeIND — GM Ryan Grigson · Ball St.
2011Lawrence WilsonCAR — GM Marty Hurney · Central Connecticut St.
2010Stevenson SylvesterPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Utah
2005Rian WallacePIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Temple
2003Hunter HillenmeyerGB — GM Mike Sherman · Vanderbilt
1997John FialaMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson · Washington
1981Glen ReddNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff · BYU

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