LB · pick 238 — first ever linebacker at #238 (2014)

LB·pick 238

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #238

Will Smith

Drafted by DAL — GM Jerry Jones · Texas Tech

2014

LBs drafted at #238 in NFL history

most recent: T.J. Brunson (NYG, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2013, the model gave a linebacker at #238 a 10.9% chance in 2014.

Linebacker at #238, 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: 31.2% · 2027 model: 7.9%

Surrounding picks · 2014 draft

#233LBTrevor ReillyNYJ — GM John Idzik
#234DETerrence FedeMIA — GM Dennis Hickey
#235DEShelby HarrisLV — GM Reggie McKenzie
#236WRJeff JanisGB — GM Ted Thompson
#237OGSeantrel HendersonBUF — GM Doug Whaley
#239WRJames WrightCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#240WRTevin ReeseLAC — GM Tom Telesco
#241SC.B. BryantLAR — GM Les Snead
#242LBCorey NelsonDEN — GM John Elway
#243DEKaleb RamseySF — GM Trent Baalke

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2020T.J. BrunsonNYG — GM Dave Gettleman · South Carolina

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