LB · pick 167 — first ever linebacker at #167 (1976)

LB·pick 167

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #167

Gregolunas, BobBob Gregolunas

Drafted by KC · Northern Illinois

1976

LBs drafted at #167 in NFL history

most recent: Henry To'oTo'o (HOU, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a linebacker at #167 a 14.3% chance in 1976.

Linebacker at #167, 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 · 1976 draft

#162LBDan LloydNYG
#163LBBob MartinNYJ
#164DELeslie BensonBUF
#165OTJohnson, KirkKirk JohnsonPHI
#166SSteve TaylorKC
#168LBRobert PennywellSF
#169DTVarner, StanStan VarnerATL
#170DEGreg BoydNE
#171WRScott PiperBUF
#172OTHarper, CalvinCalvin HarperKC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2023Henry To'oTo'oHOU — GM Nick Caserio · Alabama
2010Nate TriplettMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Minnesota
2002Courtland BullardLAR — GM Charley Armey · Ohio St.
1996Alan CamposDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Louisville
1991Corey MillerNYG — GM George Young · South Carolina
1989Steve HendricksonSF — GM John McVay · California
1982Craig BinghamPIT — GM Dick Haley · Syracuse
1980Ron SimpkinsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Michigan

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