LB · pick 41 — first ever linebacker at #41 (1973)

LB·pick 41

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #41

Willie Harper

Drafted by SF · Nebraska

1973

LBs drafted at #41 in NFL history

most recent: Harold Landry (TEN, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a linebacker at #41 a 11.2% chance in 1973.

Linebacker at #41, 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: 7.7%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#36DEBarney ChavousDEN
#37QBRon JaworskiLAR
#38OTRobert WoodsNYJ
#39DTGreg MarxATL
#40LBBrad Van PeltNYG
#42LBJim YoungbloodLAR
#43TEAlbert ChandlerCIN
#44RBLeon CrosswhiteDET
#45QBGary KeithleyARI
#46WRGolden RichardsDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2018Harold LandryTEN — GM Jon Robinson · Boston Col.
2016Reggie RaglandBUF — GM Doug Whaley · Alabama
2000Raynoch ThompsonARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Tennessee
1988Ken Norton Jr.DAL — GM Tex Schramm · UCLA
1987Johnny HollandGB — GM Tom Braatz · Texas A&M
1982Andre TippettNE — GM Bucko Kilroy · Iowa
1977Terry BeesonSEA · Kansas
1975Rod ShoateNE · Oklahoma

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