CB · pick 137 — first ever cornerback at #137 (1971)

CB·pick 137

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #137

Tom Hayes

Drafted by ATL · San Diego State

1971

CBs drafted at #137 in NFL history

most recent: Tarheeb Still (LAC, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a cornerback at #137 a 9.4% chance in 1971.

Cornerback at #137, 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: 13.7%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#132RBDon MoorheadNO
#133CBJack SmithPHI
#134CBWillie AlexanderTEN
#135WREarl ThomasCHI
#136TEPhil WiseNYJ
#138OTCraig HannemanPIT
#139CBPhillips, HaroldHarold PhillipsDEN
#140QBScott HunterGB
#141OGConway HaymanWAS
#142OTDoug DiekenCLE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 10 picks

2024Tarheeb StillLAC — GM Joe Hortiz · Maryland
2021Tre BrownSEA — GM John Schneider · Oklahoma
2020Josiah ScottJAX — GM David Caldwell · Michigan St.
2011Buster SkrineCLE — GM Tom Heckert · Chattanooga
2010Perrish CoxDEN — GM Brian Xanders · Oklahoma St.
1993Tyrone HughesNO — GM Jim Finks · Nebraska
1992Frank RobinsonDEN — GM John Beake · Boise St.
1989Michael AndrewsBUF — GM Bill Polian · Alcorn St.
1980Kenny JohnsonATL — GM Eddie LeBaron · Mississippi St.
1973Dwayne CrumpARI · Fresno State

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