LB · pick 206, First LB at #206 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1998)

LB·pick 206

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #206

Antwaune Ponds

Drafted by WAS , GM Charley Casserly · Syracuse

1998 · round 7

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

LBs drafted at #206 in NFL history

most recent: Nathaniel Watson (CLE, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a linebacker at #206 a 14.2% chance in 1998.

Linebacker at #206, 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: 9.6%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#201RBKen OxendineATL , GM Harold Richardson
#202RBMarcus ParkerCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#203DTHenry SlayATL , GM Harold Richardson
#204WRAndy McCulloughNO , GM Mike Ditka
#205LBJimmy SprotteTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#207OGChris LiwienskiDET , GM Chuck Schmidt
#208LBChester BurnettMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#209DEJomo CousinsARI , GM Bob Ferguson
#210OGJim BundrenMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson
#211OGJason AndersenNE , GM Bobby Grier

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2024Nathaniel WatsonCLE , GM Andrew Berry · Mississippi St.
2013Vince WilliamsPIT , GM Kevin Colbert · Florida St.

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