CB · pick 157 — first ever cornerback at #157 (1974)

CB·pick 157

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #157

Leonard Fairley

Drafted by TEN · Alcorn A&M

1974

CBs drafted at #157 in NFL history

most recent: Keith Abney II (DET, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a cornerback at #157 a 8.5% chance in 1974.

Cornerback at #157, 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: 18.6% · 2027 model: 13.2%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #157

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.

1972Stepaniak, RalphRalph StepaniakBUF · Notre Dame
1968Dave MartinPHI · Notre Dame

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#152CBSinclair, RobinRobin SinclairCIN
#153CBBill BryantCIN
#154OGBooker BrownTEN
#155RBMark KellarMIN
#156OTWolfe, BobBob WolfeMIA
#158RBHarvey, JohnJohn HarveyLAR
#159TEWoolbright, MartyMarty WoolbrightNYG
#160WRJack EttingerCHI
#161OGNoah JacksonIND
#162TEVeazey, BurneyBurney VeazeyNYJ

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2026Keith Abney IIDET · Arizona St.
2024Chau Smith-WadeCAR — GM Dan Morgan · Washington St.
2023Kyu Blu KellyBAL — GM Eric DeCosta · Stanford
2022Zyon McCollumTB — GM Jason Licht · Sam Houston St.
2016LeShaun SimsTEN — GM Jon Robinson · Southern Utah
2014Shaquille RichardsonPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Arizona
1991Richard FainCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Florida
1990Randy HilliardCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi · Northwestern St. (LA)
1983George SchmittARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Delaware

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