LB · pick 48 — first ever linebacker at #48 (1971)

LB·pick 48

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #48

Charlie Weaver

Drafted by DET · USC

1971

LBs drafted at #48 in NFL history

most recent: Uchenna Nwosu (LAC, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a linebacker at #48 a 12.2% chance in 1971.

Linebacker at #48, 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: 22.2% · 2027 model: 8.1%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#43OTDan DierdorfARI
#44OTWayne WaltonNYG
#45LBPhil VillapianoLV
#46RBVirgil RobinsonGB
#47WROtto StoweMIA
#49RBJoe OrdunaSF
#50OGHank AllisonPHI
#51CBIke ThomasDAL
#52DEBill AtessisIND
#53CBruce JarvisBUF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2018Uchenna NwosuLAC — GM Tom Telesco · USC
2015Denzel PerrymanLAC — GM Tom Telesco · Miami (FL)
2007Justin DurantJAX — GM James Harris · Hampton
2005Odell ThurmanCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Georgia
2004Dontarrious ThomasMIN — GM Mike Tice / Brzezinski · Auburn
1989Brian SmithLAR — GM John Shaw · Auburn
1986Alonzo JohnsonPHI — GM Harry Gamble · Florida

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