LB · pick 196 — first ever linebacker at #196 (1978)

LB·pick 196

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #196

McGriff, JohnJohn McGriff

Drafted by TB · Miami (FL)

1978

LBs drafted at #196 in NFL history

most recent: Shaun Bradley (PHI, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a linebacker at #196 a 12.6% chance in 1978.

Linebacker at #196, 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: 25.6% · 2027 model: 9.0%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#191RBJeff LoganIND
#192LBEarl InmonLV
#193OTBass, DannyDanny BassCIN
#194DTTom RandallDAL
#195RBJohn Henry WhiteKC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2020Shaun BradleyPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Temple
2004Sean TuftsCAR — GM Marty Hurney · Colorado
1985Mark FellowsLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Montana St.

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