CB · pick 16 — first ever cornerback at #16 (1977)

CB·pick 16

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #16

Raymond Clayborn

Drafted by NE · Texas

1977

CBs drafted at #16 in NFL history

most recent: Emmanuel Forbes (WAS, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a cornerback at #16 a 7.8% chance in 1977.

Cornerback at #16, 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: 21.2% · 2027 model: 10.7%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#11OTMorris TownsTEN
#12DTPhil DokesBUF
#13DEA. J. DuheMIA
#14OTSteve AugustSEA
#15OTTed AlbrechtCHI
#17LBRobert JacksonCLE
#18OGSteve SchindlerDEN
#19QBSteve PisarkiewiczARI
#20DTWilson FaumuinaATL
#21LBRobin ColePIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2023Emmanuel ForbesWAS — GM Ron Rivera · Mississippi St.
2020AJ TerrellATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · Clemson
2017Marlon HumphreyBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Alabama
2015Kevin JohnsonHOU — GM Rick Smith · Wake Forest
2008Dominique Rodgers-CromartieARI — GM Rod Graves · Tennessee St.
2006Jason AllenMIA — GM Randy Mueller · Tennessee
1990James WilliamsBUF — GM Bill Polian · Fresno St.

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