LB · pick 217 — first ever linebacker at #217 (1994)

LB·pick 217

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #217

Rob Holmberg

Drafted by LV — GM Al Davis era · Penn St.

1994

LBs drafted at #217 in NFL history

most recent: James Houston (DET, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1993, the model gave a linebacker at #217 a 15.3% chance in 1994.

Linebacker at #217, 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: 27.6% · 2027 model: 8.5%

Surrounding picks · 1994 draft

#212RBButler By'not'eDEN — GM John Beake
#213OTLance LundbergNO — GM Bill Kuharich
#214CBSean HillMIA — GM Don Shula
#215LBTom BeerDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#216DEToddrick McIntoshDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#218CTom NalenDEN — GM John Beake
#219TETracy GreeneKC — GM Carl Peterson
#220LBLemanski HallTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#221CBFilmel JohnsonBUF — GM John Butler
#222LBMarty MooreNE — GM Bill Parcells

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2022James HoustonDET — GM Brad Holmes · Jackson St.
2018Keishawn BierriaDEN — GM John Elway · Washington
2010Dekoda WatsonTB — GM Mark Dominik · Florida St.

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