LB · pick 21 — first ever linebacker at #21 (1977)

LB·pick 21

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #21

Robin Cole

Drafted by PIT · New Mexico

1977

LBs drafted at #21 in NFL history

most recent: Jarrad Davis (DET, 2017)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a linebacker at #21 a 13.9% chance in 1977.

Linebacker at #21, 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: 21.0% · 2027 model: 6.9%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#16CBRaymond ClaybornNE
#17LBRobert JacksonCLE
#18OGSteve SchindlerDEN
#19QBSteve PisarkiewiczARI
#20DTWilson FaumuinaATL
#22TEMike CobbCIN
#23LBBob BrudzinskiLAR
#24CBob RushLAC
#25WRStanley MorganNE
#26WRRandy BurkeIND

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2017Jarrad DavisDET — GM Bob Quinn · Florida
1988Clifford CharltonCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi · Florida
1979Jerry RobinsonPHI · UCLA

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