LB · pick 255 — first ever linebacker at #255 (2004)

LB·pick 255

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #255

Andre Sommersell

Drafted by LV — GM Al Davis era · Colorado St.

2004

LBs drafted at #255 in NFL history

most recent: Tae Crowder (NYG, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2003, the model gave a linebacker at #255 a 9.5% chance in 2004.

Linebacker at #255, 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: 37.1% · 2027 model: 7.2%

🟡 Mr. Irrelevant cell

Last pick of the draft in 2 years.

2020 Tae Crowder (NYG)
2004 Andre Sommersell (LV)

Surrounding picks · 2004 draft

#250QBBradlee Van PeltDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#251OGScott WellsGB — GM Mike Sherman
#252CBLenny WilliamsTB — GM Bruce Allen
#253DEIsaac HiltonNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#254OTCarlos JosephLAC — GM A.J. Smith

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2020Tae CrowderNYG — GM Dave Gettleman · Georgia
2014Tyler StarrATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · South Dakota

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