LB · pick 67, First LB at #67 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1976)

LB·pick 67

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #67

Greg Buttle

Drafted by NYJ · Penn State

1976 · round unknown

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

LBs drafted at #67 in NFL history

most recent: Drew Sanders (DEN, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a linebacker at #67 a 13.2% chance in 1976.

Linebacker at #67, 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: 16.1% · 2027 model: 10.2%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#62DEJeff LloydSEA
#63DTKeith SimonsKC
#64WRLarry DorseyLAC
#65WRDave LoganCLE
#66WRBrian BaschnagelCHI
#68OTRuss BolingerDET
#69CBDanny ReeceCIN
#70DTRon CoderPIT
#71OTDave ScottATL
#72CBMike McCoyGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2023Drew SandersDEN , GM George Paton · Arkansas
2011Nate IrvingDEN , GM John Elway · North Carolina St.
2006Abdul HodgeGB , GM Ted Thompson · Iowa
2003Antwan PeekHOU , GM Charley Casserly · Cincinnati
2000Mark SimoneauATL , GM Harold Richardson · Kansas St.
1983Mike CoferDET , GM Russ Thomas · Tennessee
1977Thomas HowardKC · Texas Tech

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