LB · pick 3 — first ever linebacker at #3 (1982)

LB·pick 3

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #3

Chip Banks

Drafted by CLE — GM Art Modell/staff · USC

1982

LBs drafted at #3 in NFL history

most recent: Will Anderson (HOU, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1981, the model gave a linebacker at #3 a 7.8% chance in 1982.

Linebacker at #3, 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: 29.9% · 2027 model: 5.5%

Surrounding picks · 1982 draft

#1DEKenneth SimsNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#2LBJohnie CooksIND — GM Ernie Accorsi
#4QBArt SchlichterIND — GM Ernie Accorsi
#5QBJim McMahonCHI — GM Jim Finks
#6DEJeff BryantSEA — GM Mike McCormack
#7RBDarrin NelsonMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#8OGMike MunchakTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2023Will AndersonHOU — GM Nick Caserio · Alabama
2015Dante FowlerJAX — GM David Caldwell · Florida
1984Carl BanksNYG — GM George Young · Michigan St.

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