LB · pick 225, First LB at #225 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (2018)

LB·pick 225

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #225

Devante Downs

Drafted by MIN , GM Rick Spielman · California

2018 · round 7

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

LBs drafted at #225 in NFL history

most recent: Mark Robinson (PIT, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2017, the model gave a linebacker at #225 a 12.1% chance in 2018.

Linebacker at #225, 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: 9.2%

Surrounding picks · 2018 draft

#220QBAlex McGoughSEA , GM John Schneider
#221LBMatthew AdamsIND , GM Chris Ballard
#222CBJermaine KellyHOU , GM Brian Gaine
#223DTJullian TaylorSF , GM John Lynch
#224WRJavon WimsCHI , GM Ryan Pace
#226RBDavid WilliamsDEN , GM John Elway
#227LBQuentin PolingMIA , GM Chris Grier
#228WRMarcell AtemanLV , GM Reggie McKenzie
#229STJason SandersMIA , GM Chris Grier
#230LBLeon JacobsJAX , GM David Caldwell

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2022Mark RobinsonPIT , GM Kevin Colbert · Mississippi

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