LB · pick 237 — first ever linebacker at #237 (1996)

LB·pick 237

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #237

Dan Brandenburg

Drafted by BUF — GM John Butler · Indiana St.

1996

LBs drafted at #237 in NFL history

most recent: Greg Lloyd (PHI, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a linebacker at #237 a 16.8% chance in 1996.

Linebacker at #237, 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: 31.0% · 2027 model: 7.9%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#231RBFreddie BradleyLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#233DTMarcus KeyesCHI — GM Rod Graves
#234DEKerry HicksCAR — GM Bill Polian
#235RBL.T. LevineDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#236STBrian GragertDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#238QBJon StarkBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#239TESean ManuelSF — GM Carmen Policy
#240QBKyle WachholtzGB — GM Ron Wolf
#241CJeff SmithKC — GM Carl Peterson
#242LBCarlos EmmonsPIT — GM Tom Donahoe

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2011Greg LloydPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Connecticut

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