LB · pick 87 — first ever linebacker at #87 (1985)

LB·pick 87

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #87

Tom Briehl

Drafted by TEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · Stanford

1985

LBs drafted at #87 in NFL history

most recent: Marist Liufau (DAL, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1984, the model gave a linebacker at #87 a 16.4% chance in 1985.

Linebacker at #87, 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: 20.5% · 2027 model: 9.9%

Surrounding picks · 1985 draft

#82CMike KelleyTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#83LBAlex MoyerMIA — GM Don Shula
#84CBAudray McMillianNE — GM Patrick Sullivan
#85WRBuster RhymesMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#86WRAndre ReedBUF — GM Bill Polian
#88DTWillie BroughtonIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#89WREmile HarryATL — GM Tom Braatz
#90LBKevin HancockDET — GM Russ Thomas
#91CBMike SmithMIA — GM Don Shula
#93OGGreg NaronPHI — GM Harry Gamble

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2024Marist LiufauDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Notre Dame
2020Anfernee JenningsNE — GM Bill Belichick · Alabama
2016Nick VigilCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Utah St.
2007Stewart BradleyPHI — GM Tom Heckert · Nebraska
1997Kinnon TatumCAR — GM Bill Polian · Notre Dame

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