LB · pick 225 — first ever linebacker at #225 (2018)

LB·pick 225

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #225

Devante Downs

Drafted by MIN — GM Rick Spielman · California

2018

LBs drafted at #225 in NFL history

most recent: Mark Robinson (PIT, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2017, the model gave a linebacker at #225 a 13.5% chance in 2018.

Linebacker at #225, 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: 28.5% · 2027 model: 8.3%

Surrounding picks · 2018 draft

#220QBAlex McGoughSEA — GM John Schneider
#221LBMatthew AdamsIND — GM Chris Ballard
#222CBJermaine KellyHOU — GM Brian Gaine
#223DTJullian TaylorSF — GM John Lynch
#224WRJavon WimsCHI — GM Ryan Pace
#226RBDavid WilliamsDEN — GM John Elway
#227LBQuentin PolingMIA — GM Chris Grier
#228WRMarcell AtemanLV — GM Reggie McKenzie
#229STJason SandersMIA — GM Chris Grier
#230LBLeon JacobsJAX — GM David Caldwell

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2022Mark RobinsonPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Mississippi

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