LB · pick 7, First LB at #7 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1981)

LB·pick 7

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #7

Hugh Green

Drafted by TB , GM Phil Krueger · Pittsburgh

1981 · round 1

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

LBs drafted at #7 in NFL history

most recent: Sonny Styles (WAS, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a linebacker at #7 a 8.7% chance in 1981.

Linebacker at #7, 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: 13.2% · 2027 model: 8.9%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#2LBLawrence TaylorNYG , GM George Young
#3RBFreeman McNeilNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#4SKenny EasleySEA , GM John Thompson
#5LBE.J. JuniorARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#6QBRich CampbellGB , GM Bart Starr
#8SRonnie LottSF , GM John McVay
#9LBMel OwensLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#10WRDavid VerserCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#11OTKeith Van HorneCHI , GM Jim Finks
#12RBRandy McMillanIND , GM Dick Szymanski

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2026Sonny StylesWAS · Ohio St.
2023Tyree WilsonLV , GM Dave Ziegler · Texas Tech
2019Josh Hines-AllenJAX , GM David Caldwell · Kentucky
1984Ricky HunleyCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Arizona

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