LB · pick 174, First LB at #174 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1979)

LB·pick 174

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #174

Lee Kunz

Drafted by CHI · Nebraska

1979 · round unknown

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

LBs drafted at #174 in NFL history

most recent: Ryan McCoy (PHI, 1994)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a linebacker at #174 a 12.3% chance in 1979.

Linebacker at #174, 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: 16.8% · 2027 model: 9.2%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#168OGMax MontoyaCIN
#169LBLarry PolowskiSEA
#170TETom MulladyBUF
#172TESteve AlversNYG
#173WRKirk GibsonARI
#175OTMatia, JackJack MatiaLV
#176LBStan SytsmaNO
#177SJudson FlintNE
#178OTSwafford, DonDon SwaffordPHI
#179RBKing, EmmettEmmett KingNYJ

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

1994Ryan McCoyPHI , GM Harry Gamble · Houston
1991Calvin TiggleTB , GM Phil Krueger · Georgia Tech
1990Tracy HayworthDET , GM Chuck Schmidt · Tennessee
1982Eugene WilliamsSEA , GM Mike McCormack · Tulsa
1980Henry JohnsonMIN , GM Mike Lynn · Georgia Tech

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