LB · pick 197, First LB at #197 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (2008)

LB·pick 197

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #197

Bo Ruud

Drafted by NE , GM Bill Belichick · Nebraska

2008 · round 6

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

LBs drafted at #197 in NFL history

most recent: Shaun Dion Hamilton (WAS, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2007, the model gave a linebacker at #197 a 10.5% chance in 2008.

Linebacker at #197, 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: 16.4% · 2027 model: 9.5%

Surrounding picks · 2008 draft

#192CBDeJuan TribbleLAC , GM A.J. Smith
#193WRJaymar JohnsonMIN , GM Rick Spielman
#194SRyan MundyPIT , GM Kevin Colbert
#195OGDonald ThomasMIA , GM Jeff Ireland
#196TETom SantiIND , GM Bill Polian
#198QBAndre WoodsonNYG , GM Jerry Reese
#199DERobert HendersonNYG , GM Jerry Reese
#200LBJoe MaysPHI , GM Tom Heckert
#201CSteve JusticeIND , GM Bill Polian
#202RBMike HartIND , GM Bill Polian

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2018Shaun Dion HamiltonWAS , GM Bruce Allen · Alabama

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