CB · pick 165 — first ever cornerback at #165 (1986)

CB·pick 165

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #165

Kevin Walker

Drafted by TB — GM Phil Krueger · East Carolina

1986

CBs drafted at #165 in NFL history

most recent: Terell Smith (CHI, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1985, the model gave a cornerback at #165 a 7.2% chance in 1986.

Cornerback at #165, 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%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #165

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.

1985Mark PembrookNYG · Cal State-Fullerton

Surrounding picks · 1986 draft

#160RBLynn WilliamsLAR — GM John Shaw
#161WRMark JacksonDEN — GM John Beake
#162CBDon GriffinSF — GM John McVay
#163DTBrent SowellMIA — GM Don Shula
#164OGDoug MarroneLV — GM Al Davis
#166RBJeff PowellCHI — GM Jerry Vainisi
#167OTJim MeyerCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#168TEBob WilliamsBUF — GM Bill Polian
#169WRCorn RedickPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#170WREric SwansonARI — GM Bill Bidwill

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2023Terell SmithCHI — GM Ryan Poles · Minnesota
2017Jamal AgnewDET — GM Bob Quinn · San Diego
2001Michael JamesonCLE — GM Dwight Clark · Texas A&M

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