CB · pick 178 — first ever cornerback at #178 (1970)

CB·pick 178

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #178

James Harris

Drafted by WAS · Howard Payne

1970

CBs drafted at #178 in NFL history

most recent: Bilhal Kone (BAL, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a cornerback at #178 a 5.3% chance in 1970.

Cornerback at #178, 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: 18.8% · 2027 model: 12.6%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #178

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.

1976Lane, CalvinCalvin LaneLAC · Fresno State
1971Ron DickersonMIA · Kansas State
1969Finnis TaylorLV · Prairie View

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#172CCleo WalkerGB
#173WRMerritt, RolandRoland MerrittWAS
#174QBGordon SladeIND
#175LBKen GeddesDET
#177OGCraig WycinskyCLE
#179LBDon AbbeyDAL
#180LBSteve SvitakLV
#181LBHap FarberMIN
#182WRClyde GlossonKC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2025Bilhal KoneBAL — GM Eric DeCosta · Western Michigan
2023Eric ScottDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Southern Miss
2021Shemar Jean-CharlesGB — GM Brian Gutekunst · Appalachian St.
2016D.J. WhiteKC — GM John Dorsey · Georgia Tech
2003B.J. TuckerDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Wisconsin
1999Tyrone BellLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · North Alabama
1993Darnell WalkerATL — GM Ken Herock · Oklahoma
1983Perry WilliamsNYG — GM George Young · North Carolina St.
1972Pete, DennisDennis PeteLV · San Francisco State

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