LB · pick 197 — first ever linebacker at #197 (2008)

LB·pick 197

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #197

Bo Ruud

Drafted by NE — GM Bill Belichick · Nebraska

2008

LBs drafted at #197 in NFL history

most recent: Shaun Dion Hamilton (WAS, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2007, the model gave a linebacker at #197 a 11.1% chance in 2008.

Linebacker at #197, 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: 25.7% · 2027 model: 9.0%

Surrounding picks · 2008 draft

#192CBDeJuan TribbleLAC — GM A.J. Smith
#193WRJaymar JohnsonMIN — GM Rick Spielman
#194SRyan MundyPIT — GM Kevin Colbert
#195OGDonald ThomasMIA — GM Jeff Ireland
#196TETom SantiIND — GM Bill Polian
#198QBAndre WoodsonNYG — GM Jerry Reese
#199DERobert HendersonNYG — GM Jerry Reese
#200LBJoe MaysPHI — GM Tom Heckert
#201CSteve JusticeIND — GM Bill Polian
#202RBMike HartIND — GM Bill Polian

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2018Shaun Dion HamiltonWAS — GM Bruce Allen · Alabama

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