LB · pick 181 — first ever linebacker at #181 (1970)

LB·pick 181

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #181

Hap Farber

Drafted by MIN · Ole Miss

1970

LBs drafted at #181 in NFL history

most recent: Tyrone Holmes (JAX, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a linebacker at #181 a 8.1% chance in 1970.

Linebacker at #181, 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

#175LBKen GeddesDET
#177OGCraig WycinskyCLE
#178CBJames HarrisWAS
#179LBDon AbbeyDAL
#180LBSteve SvitakLV
#182WRClyde GlossonKC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2016Tyrone HolmesJAX — GM David Caldwell · Montana
2003Corey JenkinsMIA — GM Rick Spielman · South Carolina
1997Dennis StallingsTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Illinois
1993Greg BiekertLV — GM Al Davis · Colorado
1987Michael ReidATL — GM Ken Herock · Wisconsin
1981Steve BusickDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff · USC

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