LB · pick 82 — first ever linebacker at #82 (1972)

LB·pick 82

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #82

Jeff Lyman

Drafted by ARI · BYU

1972

LBs drafted at #82 in NFL history

most recent: Lorenzo Mauldin (NYJ, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a linebacker at #82 a 13.2% chance in 1972.

Linebacker at #82, 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 · 1972 draft

#77RBGary KosinsMIA
#78STMarv BatemanDAL
#79RBRandy JacksonBUF
#80CBBrinkley, LorenzoLorenzo BrinkleyPIT
#81CBBernard JacksonCIN
#83LBTim KearneyDAL
#84DTMartin ImhofARI
#85DEMike CrangleNO
#86LBEric PattonGB
#87SJohn SaundersLAR

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2015Lorenzo MauldinNYJ — GM Mike Maccagnan · Louisville
2005Alfred FincherNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Connecticut
2002James AllenNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Oregon St.
1990Jeroy RobinsonDEN — GM John Beake · Texas A&M
1983Tony CaldwellLV — GM Al Davis · Washington
1976Reggie WilliamsCIN · Dartmouth

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