LB · pick 73 — first ever linebacker at #73 (1970)

LB·pick 73

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #73

Steve Kiner

Drafted by DAL · Tennessee

1970

LBs drafted at #73 in NFL history

most recent: Jerome Baker (MIA, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a linebacker at #73 a 12.2% chance in 1970.

Linebacker at #73, 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: 20.9% · 2027 model: 9.4%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#66SCharlie WatersDAL
#68LBJim CarterGB
#69CBHarris, EricEric HarrisARI
#71DEJim MitchellDET
#72LBDennis OnkotzNYJ
#74TEAra PersonIND
#75CBDenton FoxDAL
#76DEGerald IronsLV
#77LBBurgoon, ChuckChuck BurgoonMIN
#78CBDavid HadleyKC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 13 picks

2018Jerome BakerMIA — GM Chris Grier · Ohio St.
2017Jordan WillisCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Kansas St.
2014Preston BrownBUF — GM Doug Whaley · Louisville
2002Will WitherspoonCAR — GM Marty Hurney · Georgia
2001Eric WestmorelandJAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Tennessee
1999Joey PorterPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Colorado St.
1995Brian WilliamsGB — GM Ron Wolf · USC
1992Howard DinkinsATL — GM Ken Herock · Florida St.
1987Todd HowardKC — GM Jim Schaaf · Texas A&M
1983Walker Lee AshleyMIN — GM Mike Lynn · Penn St.
1982Rusty GuilbeauARI — GM Bill Bidwill · McNeese St.
1979Clifford ThriftLAC · East Central
1974Evan JolitzCIN · Cincinnati

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