LB · pick 173 — first ever linebacker at #173 (1975)

LB·pick 173

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #173

Michael Hegman

Drafted by DAL · Tennessee State

1975

LBs drafted at #173 in NFL history

most recent: Robert Beal (SF, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a linebacker at #173 a 13.1% chance in 1975.

Linebacker at #173, 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: 23.8% · 2027 model: 9.6%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#168LBDerrel LuceIND
#169WRMurphy, MikeMike MurphyDET
#170LBChris DevlinCIN
#171SMark CotneyTEN
#172WRWilliams, LawrenceLawrence WilliamsNE
#174RBCherry, ReggieReggie CherryBUF
#176QBPat HadenLAR
#177RBBeaird, SteveSteve BeairdARI
#178SEarl DouthittCHI
#179RBKent, PhillipPhillip KentMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2023Robert BealSF — GM John Lynch · Georgia
2019Cole HolcombWAS — GM Bruce Allen · North Carolina
2005Tyjuan HaglerIND — GM Bill Polian · Cincinnati
2001Jason GlennDET — GM Matt Millen · Texas A&M
1997Mike CrawfordMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson · Nevada

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