CB · pick 163 — first ever cornerback at #163 (1970)

CB·pick 163

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #163

Lemar Parrish

Drafted by CIN · Lincoln

1970

CBs drafted at #163 in NFL history

most recent: Charles Demmings (MIN, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a cornerback at #163 a 5.5% chance in 1970.

Cornerback at #163, 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: 18.7% · 2027 model: 13.0%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#158OTBrennan, TerryTerry BrennanPHI
#159SJake ScottMIA
#160RBOdell LawsonNE
#161OTWayne FowlerBUF
#162CBTed ProvostLAR
#164TEJim McFarlandARI
#165RBJim StrongSF
#166DEWoodard, LonLon WoodardNO
#167CBRandy MontgomeryDEN
#168DTBill NelsonLAR

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Charles DemmingsMIN · Stephen F. Austin
2020Kindle VildorCHI — GM Ryan Pace · Georgia Southern
1981Vince SkillingsDAL — GM Tex Schramm · Ohio St.

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