LB · pick 22 — first ever linebacker at #22 (1970)

LB·pick 22

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #22

Jack Reynolds

Drafted by LAR · Tennessee

1970

LBs drafted at #22 in NFL history

most recent: Quay Walker (GB, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a linebacker at #22 a 10.6% chance in 1970.

Linebacker at #22, 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: 20.9% · 2027 model: 6.9%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#17CBBruce TaylorSF
#18RBNorm BulaichIND
#19RBSteve OwensDET
#20CBSteve TannenNYJ
#21OTBob McKayCLE
#23RBDuane ThomasDAL
#24TERaymond ChesterLV
#25OTJohn WardMIN
#26OTSid SmithKC
#27OTBob AsherDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2022Quay WalkerGB — GM Brian Gutekunst · Georgia
2018Rashaan EvansTEN — GM Jon Robinson · Alabama
2017Charles HarrisMIA — GM Chris Grier · Missouri
2015Bud DupreePIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Kentucky
1994Rob FredricksonLV — GM Al Davis era · Michigan St.

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