LB · pick 183 — first ever linebacker at #183 (1981)

LB·pick 183

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #183

David Little

Drafted by PIT — GM Dick Haley · Florida

1981

LBs drafted at #183 in NFL history

most recent: Karson Sharar (ARI, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a linebacker at #183 a 15.4% chance in 1981.

Linebacker at #183, 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: 24.6% · 2027 model: 9.3%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#178STObed AririIND — GM Dick Szymanski
#179OTMike DaumMIA — GM Don Shula
#180RBBilly JacksonKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#181LBSteve BusickDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#182OTLee SpiveyDET — GM Russ Thomas
#184RBDon ShaverMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#185WRKen TolerNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#186TEBrad ScovillSEA — GM John Thompson
#187LBEddie JohnsonCLE — GM Art Modell/staff
#188LBSteve DoolittleBUF — GM Stew Barber

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2026Karson ShararARI · Iowa
2024Darius MuasauNYG — GM Joe Schoen · UCLA
2020Cam BrownNYG — GM Dave Gettleman · Penn St.
2017Ukeme EligweKC — GM John Dorsey · Georgia Southern
2016Devante BondTB — GM Jason Licht · Oklahoma
2008Spencer LarsenDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Arizona
2005Jared NewberryWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato · Stanford
1999Marc MegnaNYJ — GM Bill Parcells · Richmond
1991Kyle FreemanTEN — GM Mike Holovak · Angelo State (TX)

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