LB · pick 72, First LB at #72 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1970)

LB·pick 72

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #72

Dennis Onkotz

Drafted by NYJ · Penn State

1970 · round unknown

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

LBs drafted at #72 in NFL history

most recent: Trevin Wallace (CAR, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a linebacker at #72 a 11.5% chance in 1970.

Linebacker at #72, 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: 16.0% · 2027 model: 10.6%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#65WRTodd SnyderATL
#66SCharlie WatersDAL
#68LBJim CarterGB
#69CBHarris, EricEric HarrisARI
#71DEJim MitchellDET
#73LBSteve KinerDAL
#74TEAra PersonIND
#75CBDenton FoxDAL
#76DEGerald IronsLV
#77LBBurgoon, ChuckChuck BurgoonMIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2024Trevin WallaceCAR , GM Dan Morgan · Kentucky
2019Germaine PrattCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · North Carolina St.
2012Olivier VernonMIA , GM Jeff Ireland · Miami (FL)
2011Martez WilsonNO , GM Mickey Loomis · Illinois
2001Torrance MarshallGB , GM Ron Wolf · Oklahoma
1998Jeremiah TrotterPHI , GM Tom Modrak · S.F. Austin
1996Steve ConleyPIT , GM Tom Donahoe · Arkansas
1980Cliff OdomCLE , GM Art Modell/staff · Texas-Arlington
1974Cal PetersonDAL · UCLA

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