LB · pick 23 — first ever linebacker at #23 (1977)

LB·pick 23

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #23

Bob Brudzinski

Drafted by LAR · Ohio State

1977

LBs drafted at #23 in NFL history

most recent: Kenneth Murray (LAC, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a linebacker at #23 a 13.8% chance in 1977.

Linebacker at #23, 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: 20.8% · 2027 model: 6.9%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#18OGSteve SchindlerDEN
#19QBSteve PisarkiewiczARI
#20DTWilson FaumuinaATL
#21LBRobin ColePIT
#22TEMike CobbCIN
#24CBob RushLAC
#25WRStanley MorganNE
#26WRRandy BurkeIND
#27QBTommy KramerMIN
#28DEEzra JohnsonGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2020Kenneth MurrayLAC — GM Tom Telesco · Oklahoma
2014Dee FordKC — GM John Dorsey · Auburn
2002Napoleon HarrisLV — GM Al Davis era · Northwestern
1982Bob CrableNYJ — GM Jim Kensil · Notre Dame

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