CB · pick 129 — first ever cornerback at #129 (1974)

CB·pick 129

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #129

Doug Nettles

Drafted by IND · Vanderbilt

1974

CBs drafted at #129 in NFL history

most recent: Will Lee III (CAR, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a cornerback at #129 a 8.5% chance in 1974.

Cornerback at #129, 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: 18.2% · 2027 model: 13.9%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#124DEBattle, CharlesCharles BattleNE
#125CMike WebsterPIT
#126OTJohn KelseyDAL
#127DTRichard BishopCIN
#128RBMonroe EleyATL
#130LBCleveland VannMIA
#131RBJim WashingtonKC
#132OTJim PietrzakNYG
#133QBJesse Freitas IIILAC
#134RBDon WoodsGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 11 picks

2026Will Lee IIICAR · Texas A&M
2019Isaiah JohnsonLV — GM Mike Mayock · Houston
2014Dontae JohnsonSF — GM Trent Baalke · North Carolina St.
2008Jonathan WilhiteNE — GM Bill Belichick · Auburn
1996Brad FordDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Alabama
1995Alundis BriceDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Mississippi
1992Corey BarlowPHI — GM Harry Gamble · Auburn
1987Kirby JacksonNYJ — GM Jim Kensil · Mississippi St.
1986Donald BrownLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Maryland
1985Lee DavisCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Mississippi
1980Keith LeeBUF — GM Stew Barber · Colorado St.

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