LB · pick 176, First LB at #176 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1973)

LB·pick 176

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #176

Rodrigo Barnes

Drafted by DAL · Rice

1973 · round unknown

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

LBs drafted at #176 in NFL history

most recent: Damone Clark (DAL, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a linebacker at #176 a 10.7% chance in 1973.

Linebacker at #176, 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: 17.1% · 2027 model: 10.6%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#171DEBob MaddoxCIN
#172TERod FreemanNYG
#173OTDonn SmithKC
#174DEJohn MitchellSF
#175DTJohn AndrewsDET
#177OTMuller, JohnJohn MullerGB
#178WRHatter, WillieWillie HatterMIA
#179LBGary WeaverLV
#180DEDorsey, NateNate DorseyPIT
#181TEFord, JohnJohn FordBUF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 11 picks

2022Damone ClarkDAL , GM Jerry Jones · LSU
2021K.J. BrittTB , GM Jason Licht · Auburn
2009Spencer AdkinsATL , GM Thomas Dimitroff · Miami (FL)
2007Rufus AlexanderMIN , GM Rick Spielman · Oklahoma
2005Nick SpeegleCLE , GM Phil Savage · New Mexico
1997Canute CurtisCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · West Virginia
1991Reggie BurnetteGB , GM Tom Braatz · Houston
1986Byron LeePHI , GM Harry Gamble · Ohio St.
1981Jeff SchuhCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Minnesota
1979Stan SytsmaNO · Minnesota
1974Nester, RaymondRaymond NesterDAL · Michigan State

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