CB · pick 187 — first ever cornerback at #187 (1977)

CB·pick 187

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #187

Louis Breeden

Drafted by CIN · North Carolina Central

1977

CBs drafted at #187 in NFL history

most recent: Brandon Underwood (GB, 2009)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a cornerback at #187 a 5.9% chance in 1977.

Cornerback at #187, 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: 12.4%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#182WRGerald ButlerCHI
#183RBJim Van WagnerSF
#184TEBlane SmithCLE
#185STLarry SwiderDEN
#186DTFrisch, RandyRandy FrischPIT
#188OTBob LingenfelterCLE
#189TEReggie HaynesWAS
#190WRRich MartiniLV
#191DTDave StallsDAL
#192WRSmith, KenKen SmithNE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2009Brandon UnderwoodGB — GM Ted Thompson · Cincinnati
1997Lee VaughnDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Wyoming

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