LB · pick 205, First LB at #205 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1998)

LB·pick 205

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #205

Jimmy Sprotte

Drafted by TEN , GM Floyd Reese · Arizona

1998 · round 7

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

LBs drafted at #205 in NFL history

most recent: Kain Medrano (WAS, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a linebacker at #205 a 14.3% chance in 1998.

Linebacker at #205, 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: 9.4%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#200CTrey TeagueDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#201RBKen OxendineATL , GM Harold Richardson
#202RBMarcus ParkerCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#203DTHenry SlayATL , GM Harold Richardson
#204WRAndy McCulloughNO , GM Mike Ditka
#206LBAntwaune PondsWAS , GM Charley Casserly
#207OGChris LiwienskiDET , GM Chuck Schmidt
#208LBChester BurnettMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#209DEJomo CousinsARI , GM Bob Ferguson
#210OGJim BundrenMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2025Kain MedranoWAS , GM Adam Peters · UCLA

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