LB · pick 4, First LB at #4 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1974)

LB·pick 4

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #4

Waymond Bryant

Drafted by CHI · Tennessee State

1974 · round unknown

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

LBs drafted at #4 in NFL history

most recent: Aaron Curry (SEA, 2009)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a linebacker at #4 a 6.5% chance in 1974.

Linebacker at #4, 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: 14.8% · 2027 model: 7.5%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#1DEEd JonesDAL
#2RBBo MatthewsLAC
#3OGJohn HicksNYG
#5DEJohn DuttonIND
#6DTCarl BarzilauskasNYJ
#7TEJ. V. CainARI
#8LBEd O'NeilDET
#9RBWilbur JacksonSF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2009Aaron CurrySEA , GM Tim Ruskell · Wake Forest
1997Peter BoulwareBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome · Florida St.
1993Marvin JonesNYJ , GM Dick Steinberg · Florida St.
1991Mike CroelDEN , GM John Beake · Nebraska
1989Derrick ThomasKC , GM Carl Peterson · Alabama

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