LB · pick 27 — first ever linebacker at #27 (1974)

LB·pick 27

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #27

Doug Allen

Drafted by BUF · Penn State

1974

LBs drafted at #27 in NFL history

most recent: Devin Lloyd (JAX, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a linebacker at #27 a 9.9% chance in 1974.

Linebacker at #27, 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: 21.1% · 2027 model: 7.0%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#22RBCharley YoungDAL
#23DTBill KollarCIN
#24WRRoger CarrIND
#25OTSteve RileyMIN
#26DEDon ReeseMIA
#28LBTom MullenNYG
#29WRJohn HollandMIN
#30OGSteve CorbettNE
#31OGGordie BrowneNYJ
#32DEFred CookIND

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2022Devin LloydJAX — GM Trent Baalke · Utah
2020Jordyn BrooksSEA — GM John Schneider · Texas Tech
2004Jason BabinHOU — GM Charley Casserly · Western Michigan
1993Todd KellySF — GM John McVay · Tennessee
1990Darion ConnerATL — GM Ken Herock · Jackson St.

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