CB · pick 123 — first ever cornerback at #123 (1984)

CB·pick 123

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #123

Jitter Fields

Drafted by NO — GM Ken Meyer/staff · Texas

1984

CBs drafted at #123 in NFL history

most recent: Zech McPhearson (PHI, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1983, the model gave a cornerback at #123 a 8.6% chance in 1984.

Cornerback at #123, 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: 18.3% · 2027 model: 14.0%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #123

A defensive back was drafted at this pick whose CB-vs-S couldn't be confirmed (raw position label "DB" only). With further research one of these picks may turn out to be the actual draftigami at this cell.

1996Chris DarkinsGB · Minnesota
1988Ezekial GadsonBUF · Pittsburgh
1974Wessel, PetePete WesselLV · Northwestern

Surrounding picks · 1984 draft

#118RBLionel JamesLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#119SBarney BusseyCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#120WRGolden TateIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#121DTMichael CarterSF — GM John McVay
#122WRTron ArmstrongNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#124OGPaul FairchildNE — GM Patrick Sullivan
#125LBJeff PeguesWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#126STom FlynnGB — GM Forrest Gregg
#127TEAndy ParkerLV — GM Al Davis
#128STJohn KiddBUF — GM Stew Barber

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2021Zech McPhearsonPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Texas Tech
2020Reggie Robinson IIDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Tulsa
2012Brandon BoykinPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Georgia
2007Fred BennettHOU — GM Rick Smith · South Carolina
2003Roderick BabersNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · Texas
1994Randy FullerDEN — GM John Beake · Tennessee St.
1992Alan HallerPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Michigan St.
1987Milton MackNO — GM Jim Finks · Alcorn St.

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