CB · pick 10 — first ever cornerback at #10 (1976)

CB·pick 10

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #10

James Hunter

Drafted by DET · Grambling State

1976

CBs drafted at #10 in NFL history

most recent: Eli Apple (NYG, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a cornerback at #10 a 5.3% chance in 1976.

Cornerback at #10, 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: 21.0% · 2027 model: 9.9%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#5CBMike HaynesNE
#6QBRichard ToddNYJ
#7RBMike PruittCLE
#8OTDennis LickCHI
#9RBBubba BeanATL
#11WRBilly BrooksCIN
#12CPete BrockNE
#13DETroy ArcherNYG
#14OGRod WaltersKC
#15OGTom GlassicDEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2016Eli AppleNYG — GM Jerry Reese · Ohio St.
2012Stephon GilmoreBUF — GM Buddy Nix · South Carolina
2004Dunta RobinsonHOU — GM Charley Casserly · South Carolina
1999Chris McAlisterBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Arizona
1998Duane StarksBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Miami (FL)
1984Russell CarterNYJ — GM Jim Kensil · SMU
1977Gary GreenKC · Baylor

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