LB · pick 42 — first ever linebacker at #42 (1973)

LB·pick 42

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #42

Jim Youngblood

Drafted by LAR · Tennessee Tech

1973

LBs drafted at #42 in NFL history

most recent: Brooks Reed (HOU, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a linebacker at #42 a 11.2% chance in 1973.

Linebacker at #42, 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

#37QBRon JaworskiLAR
#38OTRobert WoodsNYJ
#39DTGreg MarxATL
#40LBBrad Van PeltNYG
#41LBWillie HarperSF
#43TEAlbert ChandlerCIN
#44RBLeon CrosswhiteDET
#45QBGary KeithleyARI
#46WRGolden RichardsDAL
#47CBJim StienkeCLE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2011Brooks ReedHOU — GM Rick Smith · Arizona
2005Kevin BurnettDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Tennessee
2001Tommy PolleyLAR — GM Charley Armey · Florida St.
1992Kurt BarberNYJ — GM Dick Steinberg · USC
1987Alex GordonNYJ — GM Jim Kensil · Cincinnati
1978John BarefieldARI · Texas A&I
1975Bob NelsonBUF · Nebraska

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