CB · pick 164 — first ever cornerback at #164 (1972)

CB·pick 164

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #164

Ernie Jackson

Drafted by NO · Duke

1972

CBs drafted at #164 in NFL history

most recent: Lorenzo Doss (DEN, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a cornerback at #164 a 9.1% chance in 1972.

Cornerback at #164, 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 · 1972 draft

#158RBSteve ConleyCIN
#159DEColquitt, JoeJoe ColquittPIT
#160DECouncil RudolphARI
#161OGBill AdamsMIA
#163DTBushong, BillBill BushongGB
#165TEClark HossNE
#166RBJohn TarverNE
#167QBJim FasselCHI
#169RBJohn SykesIND
#170LBWill FosterPHI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2015Lorenzo DossDEN — GM John Elway · Tulane
2011Chykie BrownBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Texas
2010Crezdon ButlerPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Clemson
1993Robert O'NealMIA — GM Don Shula · Clemson
1992Kary VincentNO — GM Jim Finks · Texas A&M
1988Derrick WhiteMIN — GM Mike Lynn · Oklahoma
1984Chris BrownPIT — GM Dick Haley · Notre Dame

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