LB · pick 12, First LB at #12 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1970)

LB·pick 12

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #12

John Small

Drafted by ATL · The Citadel

1970 · round unknown

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

LBs drafted at #12 in NFL history

most recent: Micah Parsons (DAL, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a linebacker at #12 a 9.2% chance in 1970.

Linebacker at #12, 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: 13.2% · 2027 model: 9.3%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#7DTMike ReidCIN
#8RBLarry StegentARI
#9DECedrick HardmanSF
#10WRKen BurroughNO
#11RBBobby AndersonDEN
#13LBJim FilesNYG
#14OGDoug WilkersonTEN
#15WRWalker GilletteLAC
#16TERich McGeorgeGB
#17CBBruce TaylorSF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2021Micah ParsonsDAL , GM Jerry Jones · Penn St.
2019Rashan GaryGB , GM Brian Gutekunst · Michigan
2005Shawne MerrimanLAC , GM A.J. Smith · Maryland
2004Jonathan VilmaNYJ , GM Terry Bradway · Miami (FL)
1998Keith BrookingATL , GM Harold Richardson · Georgia Tech
1990James FrancisCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Baylor
1988Ken HarveyARI , GM Bill Bidwill · California
1978Clay MatthewsCLE · USC

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