LB · pick 5 — first ever linebacker at #5 (1967)

LB·pick 5

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #5

George Webster

Drafted by TEN · Michigan State

1967 · earliest year in the data window

LBs drafted at #5 in NFL history

most recent: Arvell Reese (NYG, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Linebacker at #5, 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: 27.4% · 2027 model: 7.8%

Surrounding picks · 1967 draft

#1DTBubba SmithIND
#2RBClint JonesMIN
#3QBSteve SpurrierSF
#4QBBob GrieseMIA
#6RBFloyd LittleDEN
#7RBMel FarrDET
#8WRGene WashingtonMIN
#9OGBob HylandGB
#10DELoyd PhillipsCHI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 13 picks

2026Arvell ReeseNYG · Ohio St.
2019Devin WhiteTB — GM Jason Licht · LSU
2014Khalil MackLV — GM Reggie McKenzie · Buffalo
2006A.J. HawkGB — GM Ted Thompson · Ohio St.
1994Trev AlbertsIND — GM Bill Tobin · Nebraska
1990Junior SeauLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · USC
1987Mike JunkinCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi · Duke
1986Anthony BellARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Michigan St.
1985Duane BickettIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · USC
1983Billy Ray SmithLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Arkansas
1981E.J. JuniorARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Alabama
1970Al CowlingsBUF · USC
1968Fred CarrGB · UTEP

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