LB · pick 214 — first ever linebacker at #214 (1998)

LB·pick 214

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #214

Brandon Tolbert

Drafted by JAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Georgia

1998

LBs drafted at #214 in NFL history

most recent: Peter Kalambayi (HOU, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a linebacker at #214 a 15.0% chance in 1998.

Linebacker at #214, 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: 27.3% · 2027 model: 8.6%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#209DEJomo CousinsARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#210OGJim BundrenMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#211OGJason AndersenNE — GM Bobby Grier
#212DEChance McCartyTB — GM Rich McKay
#213CBen FrickeNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#215WRRyan ThelwellSF — GM Carmen Policy
#216CBEric WarfieldKC — GM Carl Peterson
#217OTChad OverhauserCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#218RBEddie WatsonGB — GM Ron Wolf
#219LBNate WayneDEN — GM Mike Shanahan

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2018Peter KalambayiHOU — GM Brian Gaine · Stanford
2016Elandon RobertsNE — GM Bill Belichick · Houston
2009J.D. FolsomMIA — GM Jeff Ireland · Weber St.
2008Larry GrantSF — GM Scot McCloughan · Ohio St.

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