LB · pick 180 — first ever linebacker at #180 (1970)

LB·pick 180

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #180

Steve Svitak

Drafted by LV · Boise State

1970

LBs drafted at #180 in NFL history

most recent: Nick Moody (SF, 2013)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a linebacker at #180 a 8.1% chance in 1970.

Linebacker at #180, 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: 24.4% · 2027 model: 9.4%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#174QBGordon SladeIND
#175LBKen GeddesDET
#177OGCraig WycinskyCLE
#178CBJames HarrisWAS
#179LBDon AbbeyDAL
#181LBHap FarberMIN
#182WRClyde GlossonKC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2013Nick MoodySF — GM Trent Baalke · Florida St.
2007Justin RogersNE — GM Bill Belichick · SMU
1994Eric RavottiPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Penn St.
1993Travis HillCLE — GM Bill Belichick · Nebraska
1992Corey WidmerNYG — GM George Young · Montana St.
1982John SchachtnerWAS — GM Bobby Beathard · Northern Arizona
1977Bruce HerronMIA · New Mexico
1974Mike VartyWAS · Northwestern
1971Gene MackMIN · UTEP

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