LB · pick 24 — first ever linebacker at #24 (1978)

LB·pick 24

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #24

Dan Bunz

Drafted by SF · Long Beach State

1978

LBs drafted at #24 in NFL history

most recent: Robert Jones (DAL, 1992)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a linebacker at #24 a 13.9% chance in 1978.

Linebacker at #24, 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 · 1978 draft

#19SKen GreeneARI
#20RBElvis PeacockLAR
#21DERandy HollowayMIN
#22CBRon JohnsonPIT
#23TEOzzie NewsomeCLE
#25TEReese McCallIND
#26LBJohn AndersonGB
#27DTDon LatimerDEN
#28DELarry BetheaDAL
#29DESylvester HicksKC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

1992Robert JonesDAL — GM Jerry Jones · East Carolina
1985Alvin TolesNO — GM Jim Finks · Tennessee
1984Todd ShellSF — GM John McVay · BYU

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