LB · pick 57 — first ever linebacker at #57 (1974)

LB·pick 57

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #57

Glenn Robinson

Drafted by IND · Oklahoma State

1974

LBs drafted at #57 in NFL history

most recent: Chris Braswell (TB, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a linebacker at #57 a 13.4% chance in 1974.

Linebacker at #57, 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: 21.8% · 2027 model: 8.6%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#52CBJeris WhiteMIA
#53QBDanny WhiteDAL
#54WRWayne WheelerCHI
#55DERick DvorakNYG
#56OGGreg HortonCHI
#58LBGodwin TurkNYJ
#59RBRudder, BillBill RudderLAC
#60DTSteve GeorgeARI
#61OGDave LaphamCIN
#62RBCliff TaylorCHI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2024Chris BraswellTB — GM Jason Licht · Alabama
2017Zach CunninghamHOU — GM Rick Smith · Vanderbilt
1997James DarlingPHI — GM Tom Modrak · Washington St.
1995Ted JohnsonNE — GM Bill Parcells · Colorado
1990Jeff MillsLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · Nebraska
1988Kevin WalkerCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Maryland
1979Michael JacksonSEA · Washington

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