CB · pick 124 — first ever cornerback at #124 (1972)

CB·pick 124

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #124

Ron Bolton

Drafted by NE · Norfolk State

1972

CBs drafted at #124 in NFL history

most recent: Malik Muhammad (CHI, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a cornerback at #124 a 9.0% chance in 1972.

Cornerback at #124, 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%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#119LBRalph CindrichATL
#120OGChilds, BobBob ChildsLAR
#121LBEdwards, LarryLarry EdwardsNYG
#122STGeorge HuntCLE
#123LBGreene, MikeMike GreeneSF
#125TEBob ChristiansenLAR
#126SDavies, BobBob DaviesNO
#127DEDavis, MiltMilt DavisKC
#128RBKucera, GregGreg KuceraCLE
#129SCharlie BabbMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2026Malik MuhammadCHI · Texas
2012Ron BrooksBUF — GM Buddy Nix · LSU
2008Justin TryonWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato · Arizona St.
2004Michael WaddellTEN — GM Floyd Reese · North Carolina
1994Vaughn BryantDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Stanford

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