LB · pick 177, First LB at #177 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1983)

LB·pick 177

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #177

Sam Merriman

Drafted by SEA , GM Mike McCormack · Idaho

1983 · round 7

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

LBs drafted at #177 in NFL history

most recent: Cameron McGrone (NE, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1982, the model gave a linebacker at #177 a 15.2% chance in 1983.

Linebacker at #177, 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: 10.4%

Surrounding picks · 1983 draft

#172SMyron DupreeDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#173RBKen ThomasKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#174RBAnthony EdgarPHI , GM Jim Murray
#175LBGary MotenSF , GM John McVay
#176WRRocky BelkCLE , GM Art Modell/staff
#178CBPerry WilliamsNYG , GM George Young
#179RBDaryl PoseyKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#180DTGurnest BrownBUF , GM Stew Barber
#181STMike BlackDET , GM Russ Thomas
#182OGJon SchultheisPHI , GM Jim Murray

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2021Cameron McGroneNE , GM Bill Belichick · Michigan
2015Deiontrez MountTEN , GM Ruston Webster · Louisville
2002Nick RogersMIN , GM Mike Tice / Brzezinski · Georgia Tech
2000Dhani JonesNYG , GM Ernie Accorsi · Michigan
1999Clint KriewaldtDET , GM Chuck Schmidt · Wisconsin–Stevens Point
1994Brant BoyerMIA , GM Don Shula · Arizona
1990Craig OgletreeCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Auburn
1984Leo BarkerCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · New Mexico St.

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