LB · pick 81 — first ever linebacker at #81 (1973)

LB·pick 81

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #81

Mike Hennigan

Drafted by DET · Tennessee Tech

1973

LBs drafted at #81 in NFL history

most recent: Marlo Perry (BUF, 1994)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a linebacker at #81 a 13.9% chance in 1973.

Linebacker at #81, 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: 20.6% · 2027 model: 9.7%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#76OGRoger BernhardtPIT
#77DTBob KampaBUF
#78OGLeon GrayMIA
#79LBGregg BinghamTEN
#80QBMike WellsMIN
#82OTGallagher, AllenAllen GallagherNE
#83OTGery PalmerIND
#84TEJames ThaxtonLAC
#85WROllie SmithIND
#86LBJim MerloNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

1994Marlo PerryBUF — GM John Butler · Jackson St.
1989Britt HagerPHI — GM Harry Gamble · Texas
1982Jim EliopulosDAL — GM Tex Schramm · Wyoming
1980Charles BakerARI — GM Bill Bidwill · New Mexico
1976Ed SimoniniIND · Texas A&M

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