LB · pick 59 — first ever linebacker at #59 (1982)

LB·pick 59

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #59

Eugene Marve

Drafted by BUF — GM Stew Barber · Saginaw Valley St.

1982

LBs drafted at #59 in NFL history

most recent: Alonzo Jackson (PIT, 2003)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1981, the model gave a linebacker at #59 a 14.4% chance in 1982.

Linebacker at #59, 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: 21.7% · 2027 model: 8.7%

Surrounding picks · 1982 draft

#54DTEmanuel WeaverCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#55OTDarryl HaleyNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#56WRCedric JonesNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#57CBJim BurroughsIND — GM Ernie Accorsi
#58CBRodney LewisNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#60LBClayton WeishuhnNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#61WRCarl PowellWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#62TETim WrightmanCHI — GM Jim Finks
#63WRStacey BaileyATL — GM Eddie LeBaron
#64SVann McElroyLV — GM Al Davis

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2003Alonzo JacksonPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Florida St.
2000Marcus WashingtonIND — GM Bill Polian · Auburn
1993Steve TovarCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Ohio St.
1983Blanchard MontgomerySF — GM John McVay · UCLA

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