user: Question: How many picks were taken before round 3 and played linebacker?
Columns: ['Round', 'Pick', 'Player', 'Position', 'School']
Types: ['real', 'real', 'text', 'text', 'text']
Sample row: [1.0, 7.0, 'Mel Farr', 'Running Back', 'UCLA']
SQL:

assistant: SELECT COUNT("Pick") FROM "Table" WHERE "Position" = 'linebacker' AND "Round" < 3.0;