LB · pick 54 — first ever linebacker at #54 (1981)

LB·pick 54

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #54

Lyman White

Drafted by ATL — GM Eddie LeBaron · LSU

1981

LBs drafted at #54 in NFL history

most recent: Raekwon McMillan (MIA, 2017)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a linebacker at #54 a 15.4% chance in 1981.

Linebacker at #54, 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: 22.0% · 2027 model: 8.4%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#49SChris WilliamsBUF — GM Stew Barber
#50WRByron FranklinBUF — GM Stew Barber
#51LBRickey JacksonNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#52RBJarvis RedwineMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#53WRDoug DonleyDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#55OTDean MiraldiPHI — GM Jim Murray
#56RBAndra FranklinMIA — GM Don Shula
#57DEFrank WarrenNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#58OGBill DuganSEA — GM John Thompson
#59WRJohn MistlerNYG — GM George Young

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2017Raekwon McMillanMIA — GM Chris Grier · Ohio St.
1994Aubrey BeaversMIA — GM Don Shula · Oklahoma
1993Darrin SmithDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Miami (FL)
1985Simon FletcherDEN — GM John Beake · Houston

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