LB · pick 254 — first ever linebacker at #254 (1996)

LB·pick 254

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #254

Sam Manuel

Drafted by SF — GM Carmen Policy · New Mexico St.

1996

LBs drafted at #254 in NFL history

most recent: Derrek Tuszka (DEN, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a linebacker at #254 a 16.9% chance in 1996.

Linebacker at #254, 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: 36.7% · 2027 model: 7.3%

🟡 Mr. Irrelevant cell

Last pick of the draft in 1 year.

1996 Sam Manuel (SF)

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#249SEric SmedleyBUF — GM John Butler
#250WRDeAndre MaxwellWAS — GM Charley Casserly
#251WRBrice HunterMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#252DEKeith McKenzieGB — GM Ron Wolf
#253RBMichael HicksCHI — GM Rod Graves

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2020Derrek TuszkaDEN — GM John Elway · North Dakota St.
2010Josh HullLAR — GM Billy Devaney · Penn St.

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