CB · pick 121 — first ever cornerback at #121 (1974)

CB·pick 121

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #121

Terry Schmidt

Drafted by NO · Ball State

1974

CBs drafted at #121 in NFL history

most recent: Jack Jones (NE, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a cornerback at #121 a 8.5% chance in 1974.

Cornerback at #121, 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: 18.4% · 2027 model: 14.0%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#116WRSteve OdomGB
#117SCarl CapriaDET
#118DEMark IlgenfritzCLE
#119SClyde PowersNYG
#120CBFerguson, JimJim FergusonMIN
#122OTGuy, TimTim GuyBUF
#124DEBattle, CharlesCharles BattleNE
#125CMike WebsterPIT
#126OTJohn KelseyDAL
#127DTRichard BishopCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2022Jack JonesNE — GM Bill Belichick · Arizona St.
2018Taron JohnsonBUF — GM Brandon Beane · Weber St.
2015Doran GrantPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Ohio St.
2004Bruce ThorntonDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Georgia
1998Roosevelt BlackmonGB — GM Ron Wolf · Morris Brown
1981Lynn ThomasSF — GM John McVay · Pittsburgh

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