LB · pick 9, First LB at #9 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, LB grouping. (1981)

LB·pick 9

FIRST LB IN OUR WINDOW AT #9

Mel Owens

Drafted by LAR , GM Don Klosterman · Michigan

1981 · round 1

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

LBs drafted at #9 in NFL history

most recent: Leonard Floyd (CHI, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a linebacker at #9 a 9.5% chance in 1981.

Linebacker at #9, 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: 12.8% · 2027 model: 9.9%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#4SKenny EasleySEA , GM John Thompson
#5LBE.J. JuniorARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#6QBRich CampbellGB , GM Bart Starr
#7LBHugh GreenTB , GM Phil Krueger
#8SRonnie LottSF , GM John McVay
#10WRDavid VerserCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#11OTKeith Van HorneCHI , GM Jim Finks
#12RBRandy McMillanIND , GM Dick Szymanski
#13RBDavid OverstreetMIA , GM Don Shula
#14TEWillie ScottKC , GM Jim Schaaf

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2016Leonard FloydCHI , GM Ryan Pace · Georgia
2014Anthony BarrMIN , GM Rick Spielman · UCLA
2012Luke KuechlyCAR , GM Marty Hurney · Boston Col.
2008Keith RiversCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · USC
2006Ernie SimsDET , GM Matt Millen · Florida St.
2000Brian UrlacherCHI , GM Mark Hatley · New Mexico
1999Chris ClaiborneDET , GM Chuck Schmidt · USC

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