LB · pick 3, First LB at #3 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1982)

LB·pick 3

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #3

Chip Banks

Drafted by CLE , GM Art Modell/staff · USC

1982 · round 1

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

LBs drafted at #3 in NFL history

most recent: Will Anderson (HOU, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1981, the model gave a linebacker at #3 a 7.5% chance in 1982.

Linebacker at #3, 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: 14.6% · 2027 model: 6.5%

Surrounding picks · 1982 draft

#1DEKenneth SimsNE , GM Bucko Kilroy
#2LBJohnie CooksIND , GM Ernie Accorsi
#4QBArt SchlichterIND , GM Ernie Accorsi
#5QBJim McMahonCHI , GM Jim Finks
#6DEJeff BryantSEA , GM Mike McCormack
#7RBDarrin NelsonMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#8OGMike MunchakTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2023Will AndersonHOU , GM Nick Caserio · Alabama
2015Dante FowlerJAX , GM David Caldwell · Florida
1984Carl BanksNYG , GM George Young · Michigan St.

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