LB · pick 243, First LB at #243 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (2008)

LB·pick 243

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #243

Joey LaRocque

Drafted by CHI , GM Jerry Angelo · Oregon St.

2008 · round 7

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

LBs drafted at #243 in NFL history

most recent: Aiden Fisher (HOU, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2007, the model gave a linebacker at #243 a 9.8% chance in 2008.

Linebacker at #243, 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: 9.3%

Surrounding picks · 2008 draft

#238RBCory BoydTB , GM Bruce Allen
#239TEMike MerrittKC , GM Carl Peterson
#240RBAllen PatrickBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome
#241OTGeoff SchwartzCAR , GM Marty Hurney
#242DERob JacksonWAS , GM Vinny Cerrato
#244LBAngelo CraigCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#245DTLionel DotsonMIA , GM Jeff Ireland
#246WRMario UrrutiaCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#247OTKirk BartonCHI , GM Jerry Angelo
#248WRMarcus MonkCHI , GM Jerry Angelo

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2026Aiden FisherHOU · Indiana
2011Nate BusseyNO , GM Mickey Loomis · Illinois

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