LB · pick 251 — first ever linebacker at #251 (2000)

LB·pick 251

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #251

DaShon Polk

Drafted by BUF — GM John Butler · Arizona

2000

LBs drafted at #251 in NFL history

most recent: Tatum Bethune (SF, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1999, the model gave a linebacker at #251 a 13.0% chance in 2000.

Linebacker at #251, 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: 35.4% · 2027 model: 7.4%

Surrounding picks · 2000 draft

#246WRLeroy FieldsDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#247OTMark BaniewiczJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#248OTLewis KellyMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#249LBEugene McCaslinGB — GM Ron Wolf
#250WREthan HowellWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato
#252RBRondell MealeyGB — GM Ron Wolf
#253DTAlfonso BooneDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#254SMichael GreenCHI — GM Mark Hatley

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2024Tatum BethuneSF — GM John Lynch · Florida St.
2019Dakota AllenLAR — GM Les Snead · Texas Tech
2016Joe WalkerPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Oregon
2007Chad NkangJAX — GM James Harris · Elon
2003Scott ShanleLAR — GM Charley Armey · Nebraska

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