LB · pick 66, First LB at #66 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1978)

LB·pick 66

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #66

Reggie Wilkes

Drafted by PHI · Georgia Tech

1978 · round unknown

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

LBs drafted at #66 in NFL history

most recent: Brian Asamoah (MIN, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a linebacker at #66 a 12.3% chance in 1978.

Linebacker at #66, 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: 15.4% · 2027 model: 9.7%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#61TEMickey ShulerNYJ
#62CBEstus HoodGB
#63CBBob JurySEA
#64DTLyman SmithMIA
#65WRDanny FultonBUF
#67RBLarry CollinsCLE
#68QBMark MillerCLE
#69CBDoug GreeneARI
#70OGStan WaldemoreATL
#71RBRickey AndersonLAC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2022Brian AsamoahMIN , GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah · Oklahoma
2013Sio MooreLV , GM Reggie McKenzie · Connecticut
2011Dontay MochCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Nevada
1993Marcus BuckleyNYG , GM George Young · Texas A&M
1992Bob SpitulskiSEA , GM Tom Flores/Behring · Central Florida

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