LB · pick 16, First LB at #16 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (2000)

LB·pick 16

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #16

Julian Peterson

Drafted by SF , GM Bill Walsh · Michigan St.

2000 · round 1

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

LBs drafted at #16 in NFL history

most recent: Zaven Collins (ARI, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1999, the model gave a linebacker at #16 a 11.3% chance in 2000.

Linebacker at #16, 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: 12.2% · 2027 model: 8.9%

Surrounding picks · 2000 draft

#11RBRon DayneNYG , GM Ernie Accorsi
#12DEShaun EllisNYJ , GM Dick Haley
#13DEJohn AbrahamNYJ , GM Dick Haley
#14TEBubba FranksGB , GM Ron Wolf
#15CBDeltha O'NealDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#17STSebastian JanikowskiLV , GM Al Davis era
#18QBChad PenningtonNYJ , GM Dick Haley
#19RBShaun AlexanderSEA , GM Mike Holmgren
#20OTStockar McDougleDET , GM Chuck Schmidt
#21WRSylvester MorrisKC , GM Carl Peterson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2021Zaven CollinsARI , GM Steve Keim · Tulsa
2018Tremaine EdmundsBUF , GM Brandon Beane · Virginia Tech
2009Larry EnglishLAC , GM A.J. Smith · Northern Illinois

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