LB · pick 183, First LB at #183 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1981)

LB·pick 183

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #183

David Little

Drafted by PIT , GM Dick Haley · Florida

1981 · round 7

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

LBs drafted at #183 in NFL history

most recent: Karson Sharar (ARI, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a linebacker at #183 a 13.7% chance in 1981.

Linebacker at #183, 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: 16.6% · 2027 model: 11.0%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#178STObed AririIND , GM Dick Szymanski
#179OTMike DaumMIA , GM Don Shula
#180RBBilly JacksonKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#181LBSteve BusickDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#182OTLee SpiveyDET , GM Russ Thomas
#184RBDon ShaverMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#185WRKen TolerNE , GM Bucko Kilroy
#186TEBrad ScovillSEA , GM John Thompson
#187LBEddie JohnsonCLE , GM Art Modell/staff
#188LBSteve DoolittleBUF , GM Stew Barber

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2026Karson ShararARI · Iowa
2024Darius MuasauNYG , GM Joe Schoen · UCLA
2020Cam BrownNYG , GM Dave Gettleman · Penn St.
2017Ukeme EligweKC , GM John Dorsey · Georgia Southern
2016Devante BondTB , GM Jason Licht · Oklahoma
2008Spencer LarsenDEN , GM Mike Shanahan · Arizona
2005Jared NewberryWAS , GM Vinny Cerrato · Stanford
1999Marc MegnaNYJ , GM Bill Parcells · Richmond
1991Kyle FreemanTEN , GM Mike Holovak · Angelo State (TX)

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