LB · pick 219, First LB at #219 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1998)

LB·pick 219

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #219

Nate Wayne

Drafted by DEN , GM Mike Shanahan · Mississippi

1998 · round 7

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

LBs drafted at #219 in NFL history

most recent: Chance Campbell (TEN, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a linebacker at #219 a 14.3% chance in 1998.

Linebacker at #219, 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: 10.5%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#214LBBrandon TolbertJAX , GM Tom Coughlin
#215WRRyan ThelwellSF , GM Carmen Policy
#216CBEric WarfieldKC , GM Carl Peterson
#217OTChad OverhauserCHI , GM Mark Hatley
#218RBEddie WatsonGB , GM Ron Wolf
#220DTChris AkinsPHI , GM Tom Modrak
#221DEAngel RubioPIT , GM Tom Donahoe
#222TEDamian VaughnCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#223RBTarik SmithDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#224RBErnest BlackwellKC , GM Carl Peterson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2022Chance CampbellTEN , GM Jon Robinson · Mississippi
2015Hayes PullardCLE , GM Ray Farmer · USC
2007Kelvin SmithMIA , GM Randy Mueller · Syracuse
2006Ryan LaCasseBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome · Syracuse
2000Orantes GrantDAL , GM Jerry Jones · Georgia
1999Chad KelsayPIT , GM Tom Donahoe · Nebraska

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