CB · pick 185 — first ever cornerback at #185 (1986)

CB·pick 185

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #185

Johnny Holloway

Drafted by DAL — GM Tex Schramm · Kansas

1986

CBs drafted at #185 in NFL history

most recent: Christian Benford (BUF, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1985, the model gave a cornerback at #185 a 6.8% chance in 1986.

Cornerback at #185, 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: 18.9% · 2027 model: 12.5%

Surrounding picks · 1986 draft

#180TEButch RolleBUF — GM Bill Polian
#181RBPaul MilesSEA — GM Mike McCormack
#182LBFred SmallsLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#183CBEd BerryGB — GM Forrest Gregg
#184RBJon FrancisNYG — GM George Young
#186RBRick BadanjekWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#187WRRay McDonaldNE — GM Patrick Sullivan
#188LBRay PhillipsDEN — GM John Beake
#189CBob WhiteNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#190STommy SimsIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2022Christian BenfordBUF — GM Brandon Beane · Villanova
2019Ka'dar HollmanGB — GM Brian Gutekunst · Toledo
1989Charles WashingtonIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · Cameron

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