CB · pick 162 — first ever cornerback at #162 (1970)

CB·pick 162

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #162

Ted Provost

Drafted by LAR · Ohio State

1970

CBs drafted at #162 in NFL history

most recent: Chandler Rivers (BAL, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a cornerback at #162 a 5.5% chance in 1970.

Cornerback at #162, 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: 13.1%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #162

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.

1990Kevin ThompsonPHI · Oklahoma
1972Hutchinson, EricEric HutchinsonTEN · Northwestern

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#157RBGriffin, DannyDanny GriffinPIT
#158OTBrennan, TerryTerry BrennanPHI
#159SJake ScottMIA
#160RBOdell LawsonNE
#161OTWayne FowlerBUF
#163CBLemar ParrishCIN
#164TEJim McFarlandARI
#165RBJim StrongSF
#166DEWoodard, LonLon WoodardNO
#167CBRandy MontgomeryDEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2026Chandler RiversBAL · Duke
2000Pat DennisKC — GM Carl Peterson · La-Monroe
1999Jermaine JonesNYJ — GM Bill Parcells · Northwestern St. (LA)
1996Dell McGeeARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Auburn
1993Willie WilliamsPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Western Carolina
1991Darrell MaloneKC — GM Carl Peterson · Jacksonville St.
1986Don GriffinSF — GM John McVay · Middle Tenn. St.

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