LB · pick 187 — first ever linebacker at #187 (1981)

LB·pick 187

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #187

Eddie Johnson

Drafted by CLE — GM Art Modell/staff · Louisville

1981

LBs drafted at #187 in NFL history

most recent: Kendall Ogle (CLE, 1999)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a linebacker at #187 a 15.3% chance in 1981.

Linebacker at #187, 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: 24.9% · 2027 model: 9.2%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#182OTLee SpiveyDET — GM Russ Thomas
#183LBDavid LittlePIT — GM Dick Haley
#184RBDon ShaverMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#185WRKen TolerNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#186TEBrad ScovillSEA — GM John Thompson
#188LBSteve DoolittleBUF — GM Stew Barber
#189TEPete HolohanLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#190DEMike ClarkLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#191CBKen MillerDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#192LBDoak FieldPHI — GM Jim Murray

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

1999Kendall OgleCLE — GM Dwight Clark · Maryland
1995Brian GelzheiserIND — GM Bill Tobin · Penn St.

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