LB · pick 43, First LB at #43 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1978)

LB·pick 43

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #43

Steve Stewart

Drafted by ATL · Minnesota

1978 · round unknown

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

LBs drafted at #43 in NFL history

most recent: Jacob Rodriguez (MIA, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a linebacker at #43 a 11.9% chance in 1978.

Linebacker at #43, 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: 16.5% · 2027 model: 9.5%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#38DEScott HutchinsonBUF
#39STJohnny EvansCLE
#40DEAl BakerDET
#41OTMilton HardawayLAC
#42LBJohn BarefieldARI
#44OGBrett MoritzTB
#45RBDave TurnerCIN
#46DTJohnson, StanStan JohnsonLAR
#47OGWalt DowningSF
#48CBJohn TurnerMIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 11 picks

2026Jacob RodriguezMIA · Texas Tech
2019Jahlani TavaiDET , GM Bob Quinn · Hawaii
2015Benardrick McKinneyHOU , GM Rick Smith · Mississippi St.
2010Sergio KindleBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome · Texas
2003Pisa TinoisamoaLAR , GM Charley Armey · Hawaii
1988Vincent BrownNE , GM Patrick Sullivan · Miss. Valley St.
1987Rick GrafMIA , GM Don Shula · Wisconsin
1985Carl ZanderCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Tennessee
1984Ed WilliamsNE , GM Patrick Sullivan · Texas
1981Jim CollinsLAR , GM Don Klosterman · Syracuse
1980Matt MillenLV , GM Al Davis · Penn St.

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