LB · pick 235 — first ever linebacker at #235 (1999)

LB·pick 235

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #235

J.J. Syvrud

Drafted by NYJ — GM Bill Parcells · Jamestown

1999

LBs drafted at #235 in NFL history

most recent: Daniel Hardy (LAR, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1998, the model gave a linebacker at #235 a 13.6% chance in 1999.

Linebacker at #235, 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: 30.5% · 2027 model: 8.0%

Surrounding picks · 1999 draft

#230TESheldon JacksonBUF — GM John Butler
#231LBO.J. ChildressNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#232DTJermaine HaleyMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#233RBAutry DensonTB — GM Rich McKay
#234LBKory MinorSF — GM Bill Walsh
#236DTNoel ScarlettMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#237CTodd McClureATL — GM Harold Richardson
#238TEJustin SwiftDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#239QBChris GreisenARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#240WRDarnell McDonaldTB — GM Rich McKay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2022Daniel HardyLAR — GM Les Snead · Montana St.
2018Zaire FranklinIND — GM Chris Ballard · Syracuse
2013Steve BeauharnaisNE — GM Bill Belichick · Rutgers
2009Zack FollettDET — GM Martin Mayhew · California
2005Cornelius WorthamSEA — GM Tim Ruskell · Alabama

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