LB · pick 74, First LB at #74 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1971)

LB·pick 74

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #74

Dale Farley

Drafted by MIA · West Virginia

1971 · round unknown

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

LBs drafted at #74 in NFL history

most recent: Zack Baun (NO, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a linebacker at #74 a 11.8% chance in 1971.

Linebacker at #74, 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: 15.7% · 2027 model: 9.9%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#69RBSam ScarberDAL
#70LBRonnie HornsbyNYG
#71OTBob NewtonCHI
#72CBAl ClarkDET
#73CWarren KoegelLV
#75CWillie ParkerSF
#76WRHackett, EddieEddie HackettMIN
#77DTBill GregoryDAL
#78QBKarl DouglasIND
#79DELyle AlzadoDEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2020Zack BaunNO , GM Mickey Loomis · Wisconsin
2008Dan ConnorCAR , GM Marty Hurney · Penn St.
1997Michael HamiltonLAC , GM Bobby Beathard · North Carolina A&T
1996Terry KillensTEN , GM Floyd Reese · Penn St.
1973Tom MacLeodGB · Minnesota

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