LB · pick 221, First LB at #221 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1997)

LB·pick 221

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #221

Jon Hesse

Drafted by JAX , GM Tom Coughlin · Nebraska

1997 · round 7

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

LBs drafted at #221 in NFL history

most recent: Matthew Adams (IND, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a linebacker at #221 a 14.3% chance in 1997.

Linebacker at #221, 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: 10.4%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#215DECedric WhiteLAR , GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#216SArmon WilliamsTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#217DTWilliam CarrCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#218LBToran JamesLAC , GM Bobby Beathard
#220LBArtie UlmerMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#222SChris BayneATL , GM Harold Richardson
#223WRMike AdamsPIT , GM Tom Donahoe
#224SOmar StoutmireDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#225SByron CapersPHI , GM Tom Modrak
#226TEPat FitzgeraldBUF , GM John Butler

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2018Matthew AdamsIND , GM Chris Ballard · Houston
2014Randell JohnsonBUF , GM Doug Whaley · Florida Atlantic
2008Hilee TaylorCAR , GM Marty Hurney · North Carolina
2006Tim McGarigleLAR , GM Jay Zygmunt · Northwestern
2002Maurice RodriguezKC , GM Carl Peterson · Fresno St.
2000Lester TownsCAR , GM Dom Anile · Washington

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