LB · pick 168 — first ever linebacker at #168 (1975)

LB·pick 168

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #168

Derrel Luce

Drafted by IND · Baylor

1975

LBs drafted at #168 in NFL history

most recent: Owen Pappoe (ARI, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a linebacker at #168 a 13.2% chance in 1975.

Linebacker at #168, 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: 23.5% · 2027 model: 9.7%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#163RBRogers, SteveSteve RogersNO
#164RBRickey YoungLAC
#165WRGiaquinto, TonyTony GiaquintoGB
#166RBGil ChapmanBUF
#167OTCapraun, BillBill CapraunPHI
#169WRMurphy, MikeMike MurphyDET
#170LBChris DevlinCIN
#171SMark CotneyTEN
#172WRWilliams, LawrenceLawrence WilliamsNE
#173LBMichael HegmanDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 14 picks

2023Owen PappoeARI — GM Monti Ossenfort · Auburn
2019D'Andre WalkerTEN — GM Jon Robinson · Georgia
2017Marquel LeeLV — GM Reggie McKenzie · Wake Forest
2014Marquis SpruillATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · Syracuse
2006Omar GaitherPHI — GM Tom Heckert · Tennessee
2005Lance MitchellARI — GM Rod Graves · Oklahoma
2001Riall JohnsonCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Stanford
1995Dana HowardDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Illinois
1993Barry MinterDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Tulsa
1990Basil ProctorNYJ — GM Dick Steinberg · West Virginia
1989Kevin PetersonDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Northwestern
1988Rich RomerCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Union (NY)
1982Jeff RobertsNE — GM Bucko Kilroy · Tulane
1976Robert PennywellSF · Grambling State

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