LB · pick 231 — first ever linebacker at #231 (1999)

LB·pick 231

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #231

O.J. Childress

Drafted by NYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · Clemson

1999

LBs drafted at #231 in NFL history

most recent: Baylon Spector (BUF, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1998, the model gave a linebacker at #231 a 13.7% chance in 1999.

Linebacker at #231, 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: 29.5% · 2027 model: 8.1%

Surrounding picks · 1999 draft

#226OGRobert HuntTB — GM Rich McKay
#227QBMichael BishopNE — GM Bobby Grier
#228STKris BrownPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#229TEMike LuckyDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#230TESheldon JacksonBUF — GM John Butler
#232DTJermaine HaleyMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#233RBAutry DensonTB — GM Rich McKay
#234LBKory MinorSF — GM Bill Walsh
#235LBJ.J. SyvrudNYJ — GM Bill Parcells
#236DTNoel ScarlettMIN — GM Frank Gilliam

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2022Baylon SpectorBUF — GM Brandon Beane · Clemson
2018Travin HowardLAR — GM Les Snead · TCU
2008Alex HallCLE — GM Phil Savage · St. Augustine's

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