LB · pick 242, First LB at #242 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1996)

LB·pick 242

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #242

Carlos Emmons

Drafted by PIT , GM Tom Donahoe · Arkansas St.

1996 · round 7

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

LBs drafted at #242 in NFL history

most recent: Corey Nelson (DEN, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a linebacker at #242 a 15.8% chance in 1996.

Linebacker at #242, 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: 16.6% · 2027 model: 9.0%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#237LBDan BrandenburgBUF , GM John Butler
#238QBJon StarkBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome
#239TESean ManuelSF , GM Carmen Policy
#240QBKyle WachholtzGB , GM Ron Wolf
#241CJeff SmithKC , GM Carl Peterson
#243RBRyan WoodDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#244TEJay RiemersmaBUF , GM John Butler
#246TEHenry LuskNO , GM Bill Kuharich
#247OGJ.R. ConradNE , GM Bill Parcells
#248OGJoey WylieLV , GM Al Davis era

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2014Corey NelsonDEN , GM John Elway · Oklahoma
2011Malcolm SmithSEA , GM John Schneider · USC

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