CB · pick 101 — first ever cornerback at #101 (1978)

CB·pick 101

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #101

Larry Anderson

Drafted by PIT · Louisiana Tech

1978

CBs drafted at #101 in NFL history

most recent: Jermod McCoy (LV, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a cornerback at #101 a 6.5% chance in 1978.

Cornerback at #101, 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: 19.2% · 2027 model: 14.5%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#96OGGeorge CollinsARI
#97WRJimmy ChildsARI
#98WRMike RenfroTEN
#99WRDennis LawCIN
#100CJim HoughMIN
#102OTDwight WheelerNE
#103OGPallara, PetePete PallaraCLE
#104QBWoods, PetePete WoodsKC
#105QBMark MangesLAR
#106OTEric LaaksoMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2026Jermod McCoyLV · Tennessee
2021Ifeatu MelifonwuDET — GM Brad Holmes · Syracuse
2017Brendan LangleyDEN — GM John Elway · Lamar
2008Justin KingLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt · Penn St.
2001Jamie HendersonNYJ — GM Terry Bradway · Georgia
1982Brian CarpenterDAL — GM Tex Schramm · Michigan
1981John SwainMIN — GM Mike Lynn · Miami (FL)
1979Charles JohnsonATL · Grambling State

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