LB · pick 90 — first ever linebacker at #90 (1985)

LB·pick 90

FIRST LB EVER DRAFTED AT #90

Kevin Hancock

Drafted by DET — GM Russ Thomas · Baylor

1985

LBs drafted at #90 in NFL history

most recent: DeMarvion Overshown (DAL, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1984, the model gave a linebacker at #90 a 16.4% chance in 1985.

Linebacker at #90, 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: 20.4% · 2027 model: 10.0%

Surrounding picks · 1985 draft

#85WRBuster RhymesMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#86WRAndre ReedBUF — GM Bill Polian
#87LBTom BriehlTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#88DTWillie BroughtonIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#89WREmile HarryATL — GM Tom Braatz
#91CBMike SmithMIA — GM Don Shula
#93OGGreg NaronPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#94WRDoug AllenNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#96STRalf MojsiejenkoLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#97CBAnthony TuggleCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2023DeMarvion OvershownDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Texas
2005Jordan BeckATL — GM Rich McKay · Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
2000Nate WebsterTB — GM Rich McKay · Miami (FL)
1990Rob HinckleyDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Stanford

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