LB · pick 116, First LB at #116 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1973)

LB·pick 116

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #116

Bruce Bannon

Drafted by NYJ · Penn State

1973 · round unknown

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping.

LBs drafted at #116 in NFL history

most recent: Carl Lawson (CIN, 2017)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a linebacker at #116 a 11.8% chance in 1973.

Linebacker at #116, 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: 16.5% · 2027 model: 11.0%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#110WRWallace FrancisBUF
#111QBDon StrockMIA
#112LBFulk, MikeMike FulkSF
#114OGDavid TaylorIND
#115RBSteve JonesLAR
#117OGCantrell, CharlesCharles CantrellWAS
#118RBBrent McClanahanMIN
#119RBLeon McQuayNYG
#120DEFred GrambauKC
#121RBBob McCallCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 11 picks

2017Carl LawsonCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Auburn
2011Casey MatthewsPHI , GM Howie Roseman · Oregon
2007Zak DeOssieNYG , GM Jerry Reese · Brown
2006Stephen TullochTEN , GM Floyd Reese · North Carolina St.
2004Niko KoutouvidesSEA , GM Mike Holmgren · Purdue
2000Marcus BellSEA , GM Mike Holmgren · Arizona
1992Dwayne SabbNE , GM Sam Jankovich · New Hampshire
1988Darrell ReedGB , GM Tom Braatz · Oklahoma
1983George HarrisDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff · Houston
1981John GillenARI , GM Bill Bidwill · Illinois
1978Mike DouglassGB · San Diego State

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