LB · pick 226 — first ever linebacker at #226 (2000)

LB·pick 226

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #226

Casey Tisdale

Drafted by NE — GM Bill Belichick · New Mexico

2000

LBs drafted at #226 in NFL history

most recent: Carson Bruener (PIT, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1999, the model gave a linebacker at #226 a 14.0% chance in 2000.

Linebacker at #226, 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: 28.6% · 2027 model: 8.2%

Surrounding picks · 2000 draft

#221LBLester TownsCAR — GM Dom Anile
#222OGJason ThomasLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#223LBJames CottonCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#224OTMark TauscherGB — GM Ron Wolf
#225SRashidi BarnesCLE — GM Dwight Clark
#227TEMondriel FulcherLV — GM Al Davis era
#228CKevin HouserNO — GM Randy Mueller
#229DTRon MooreGB — GM Ron Wolf
#230TEBrian JenningsSF — GM Bill Walsh
#231SClifton BlackLV — GM Al Davis era

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2025Carson BruenerPIT — GM Omar Khan · Washington
2019Ty SummersGB — GM Brian Gutekunst · TCU

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