LB · pick 176 — first ever linebacker at #176 (1973)

LB·pick 176

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #176

Rodrigo Barnes

Drafted by DAL · Rice

1973

LBs drafted at #176 in NFL history

most recent: Damone Clark (DAL, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a linebacker at #176 a 11.9% chance in 1973.

Linebacker at #176, 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: 24.1% · 2027 model: 9.5%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#171DEBob MaddoxCIN
#172TERod FreemanNYG
#173OTDonn SmithKC
#174DEJohn MitchellSF
#175DTJohn AndrewsDET
#177OTMuller, JohnJohn MullerGB
#178WRHatter, WillieWillie HatterMIA
#179LBGary WeaverLV
#180DEDorsey, NateNate DorseyPIT
#181TEFord, JohnJohn FordBUF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 11 picks

2022Damone ClarkDAL — GM Jerry Jones · LSU
2021K.J. BrittTB — GM Jason Licht · Auburn
2009Spencer AdkinsATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · Miami (FL)
2007Rufus AlexanderMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Oklahoma
2005Nick SpeegleCLE — GM Phil Savage · New Mexico
1997Canute CurtisCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · West Virginia
1991Reggie BurnetteGB — GM Tom Braatz · Houston
1986Byron LeePHI — GM Harry Gamble · Ohio St.
1981Jeff SchuhCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Minnesota
1979Stan SytsmaNO · Minnesota
1974Nester, RaymondRaymond NesterDAL · Michigan State

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