CB · pick 188 — first ever cornerback at #188 (1980)

CB·pick 188

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #188

Terrell Ward

Drafted by PHI — GM Jim Murray · San Diego St.

1980

CBs drafted at #188 in NFL history

most recent: Simeon Thomas (CLE, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a cornerback at #188 a 5.8% chance in 1980.

Cornerback at #188, 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 · 1980 draft

#183WREmanuel TolbertCHI — GM Jim Finks
#184OGJohn HavekostDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#185TEJoe RoseMIA — GM Don Shula
#186OGJim LeonardTB — GM Phil Krueger
#187OGMelvin JonesWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#189RBLester BrownDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#190RBBennie LeverettNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#191STStuart DoddsLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#192RBGerry EllisLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#193WRNate JohnsonPIT — GM Dick Haley

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2018Simeon ThomasCLE — GM John Dorsey · Louisiana
2014E.J. GainesLAR — GM Les Snead · Missouri
2011Chris RuckerIND — GM Bill Polian · Michigan St.
2009Brice McCainHOU — GM Rick Smith · Utah
1982Hollis HallLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Clemson

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