LB · pick 42, First LB at #42 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1973)

LB·pick 42

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #42

Jim Youngblood

Drafted by LAR · Tennessee Tech

1973 · round unknown

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

LBs drafted at #42 in NFL history

most recent: Brooks Reed (HOU, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a linebacker at #42 a 11.0% chance in 1973.

Linebacker at #42, 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: 15.9% · 2027 model: 9.0%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#37QBRon JaworskiLAR
#38OTRobert WoodsNYJ
#39DTGreg MarxATL
#40LBBrad Van PeltNYG
#41LBWillie HarperSF
#43TEAlbert ChandlerCIN
#44RBLeon CrosswhiteDET
#45QBGary KeithleyARI
#46WRGolden RichardsDAL
#47CBJim StienkeCLE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2011Brooks ReedHOU , GM Rick Smith · Arizona
2005Kevin BurnettDAL , GM Jerry Jones · Tennessee
2001Tommy PolleyLAR , GM Charley Armey · Florida St.
1992Kurt BarberNYJ , GM Dick Steinberg · USC
1987Alex GordonNYJ , GM Jim Kensil · Cincinnati
1978John BarefieldARI · Texas A&I
1975Bob NelsonBUF · Nebraska

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