LB · pick 227 — first ever linebacker at #227 (2016)

LB·pick 227

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #227

Stephen Weatherly

Drafted by MIN — GM Rick Spielman · Vanderbilt

2016

LBs drafted at #227 in NFL history

most recent: Jackson Kuwatch (CAR, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2015, the model gave a linebacker at #227 a 12.5% chance in 2016.

Linebacker at #227, 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: 28.8% · 2027 model: 8.2%

Surrounding picks · 2016 draft

#222LBAaron WallaceTEN — GM Jon Robinson
#223QBBrandon DoughtyMIA — GM Chris Grier
#224OGDonavon ClarkLAC — GM Tom Telesco
#225WRDevin LucienNE — GM Bill Belichick
#226DEJonathan WoodardJAX — GM David Caldwell
#228STRiley DixonDEN — GM John Elway
#229WRDemarcus AyersPIT — GM Kevin Colbert
#230WRDaniel BravermanCHI — GM Ryan Pace
#231TEThomas DuarteMIA — GM Chris Grier
#232LBSteven DanielsWAS — GM Bruce Allen

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Jackson KuwatchCAR · Miami (OH)
2018Quentin PolingMIA — GM Chris Grier · Ohio
2017Josh CarrawayTEN — GM Jon Robinson · TCU

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