CB · pick 140 — first ever cornerback at #140 (1976)

CB·pick 140

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #140

Tony Leonard

Drafted by SF · Virginia Union

1976

CBs drafted at #140 in NFL history

most recent: Cam Hart (LAC, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a cornerback at #140 a 7.1% chance in 1976.

Cornerback at #140, 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: 13.6%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #140

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.

1972Perfetti, MikeMike PerfettiATL · Minnesota

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#134LBSanders ShiverIND
#135DTGreg JohnsonPHI
#137DTWillie LeeKC
#138RBWillie ShelbyCIN
#139RBLonnie PerrinDEN
#141RBWayne MorrisARI
#142TEFred ColemanBUF
#143QBMike KirklandIND
#144LBJimbo ElrodKC
#145LBScavella, SteadmanSteadman ScavellaDET

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2024Cam HartLAC — GM Joe Hortiz · Notre Dame
2008Brandon CarrKC — GM Carl Peterson · Grand Valley St.
2007Brandon McDonaldCLE — GM Phil Savage · Memphis
2000Ralph BrownNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · Nebraska
1997Keith ThibodeauxWAS — GM Charley Casserly · Northwestern St. (LA)

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