LB · pick 39 — first ever linebacker at #39 (1972)

LB·pick 39

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #39

John Babinecz

Drafted by DAL · Villanova

1972

LBs drafted at #39 in NFL history

most recent: Akeem Ayers (TEN, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a linebacker at #39 a 10.7% chance in 1972.

Linebacker at #39, 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: 22.1% · 2027 model: 7.5%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#34STChester MarcolGB
#35RBRobert NewhouseDAL
#36DEPete LazetichLAC
#37OTDan YochumPHI
#38OTGordon GravellePIT
#40QBPat SullivanATL
#41OTSteve OkoniewskiATL
#42DTRosie ManningATL
#43OTJohn VellaLV
#44OTJean BarrettSF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2011Akeem AyersTEN — GM Ruston Webster · UCLA
2004Daryl SmithJAX — GM James Harris · Georgia Tech
2001Kendrell BellPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Georgia
1998Sam CowartBUF — GM John Butler · Florida St.
1983Darryl TalleyBUF — GM Stew Barber · West Virginia
1980Keena TurnerSF — GM John McVay · Purdue

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