LB · pick 178 — first ever linebacker at #178 (1974)

LB·pick 178

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #178

Maury Damkroger

Drafted by NE · Nebraska

1974

LBs drafted at #178 in NFL history

most recent: Justin Strnad (DEN, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a linebacker at #178 a 13.4% chance in 1974.

Linebacker at #178, 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: 24.2% · 2027 model: 9.5%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#173OTJim CoodeATL
#174WRFreddie ScottIND
#175STGarcia, RodRod GarciaLV
#176LBNester, RaymondRaymond NesterDAL
#177SKen SawyerCIN
#179TEGarske, ScottScott GarskePIT
#180LBMike VartyWAS
#181RBTabron, FredFred TabronMIN
#182OGSullivan, JoeJoe SullivanMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2020Justin StrnadDEN — GM John Elway · Wake Forest
2018Christian SamNE — GM Bill Belichick · Arizona St.
2015Matthew WellsNE — GM Bill Belichick · Mississippi St.
2010Arthur MoatsBUF — GM Buddy Nix · James Madison
2006Keith EllisonBUF — GM Marv Levy · Oregon St.
1996Tom TumultyCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Pittsburgh
1995Eddie MasonNYJ — GM Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan · North Carolina
1989Eric LindstromNE — GM Patrick Sullivan · Boston Col.
1984Jimmie CarterDET — GM Russ Thomas · New Mexico

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