LB · pick 219 — first ever linebacker at #219 (1998)

LB·pick 219

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #219

Nate Wayne

Drafted by DEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Mississippi

1998

LBs drafted at #219 in NFL history

most recent: Chance Campbell (TEN, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a linebacker at #219 a 15.0% chance in 1998.

Linebacker at #219, 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: 27.8% · 2027 model: 8.4%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#214LBBrandon TolbertJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#215WRRyan ThelwellSF — GM Carmen Policy
#216CBEric WarfieldKC — GM Carl Peterson
#217OTChad OverhauserCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#218RBEddie WatsonGB — GM Ron Wolf
#220DTChris AkinsPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#221DEAngel RubioPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#222TEDamian VaughnCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#223RBTarik SmithDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#224RBErnest BlackwellKC — GM Carl Peterson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2022Chance CampbellTEN — GM Jon Robinson · Mississippi
2015Hayes PullardCLE — GM Ray Farmer · USC
2007Kelvin SmithMIA — GM Randy Mueller · Syracuse
2006Ryan LaCasseBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Syracuse
2000Orantes GrantDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Georgia
1999Chad KelsayPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Nebraska

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