CB · pick 144 — first ever cornerback at #144 (1970)

CB·pick 144

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #144

Benny Johnson

Drafted by TEN · Johnson C. Smith

1970

CBs drafted at #144 in NFL history

most recent: Kerry Cooks (MIN, 1998)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a cornerback at #144 a 5.6% chance in 1970.

Cornerback at #144, 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: 13.5%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#139OTJeff CurchinCHI
#140SEasley, MelMel EasleyNO
#141TEJohn MosierDEN
#142WRDuane MillerNYG
#143RBMack HerronATL
#145CBErvin HuntGB
#146WRBilly ParksLAC
#147WRButcher, JadeJade ButcherATL
#148CBRon GardinIND
#149DTTony TerryDET

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

1998Kerry CooksMIN — GM Frank Gilliam · Iowa
1981Johnnie PoeNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff · Missouri

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