CB · pick 20 — first ever cornerback at #20 (1970)

CB·pick 20

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #20

Steve Tannen

Drafted by NYJ · Florida

1970

CBs drafted at #20 in NFL history

most recent: Jahdae Barron (DEN, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a cornerback at #20 a 5.3% chance in 1970.

Cornerback at #20, 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: 21.5% · 2027 model: 11.8%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#15WRWalker GilletteLAC
#16TERich McGeorgeGB
#17CBBruce TaylorSF
#18RBNorm BulaichIND
#19RBSteve OwensDET
#21OTBob McKayCLE
#22LBJack ReynoldsLAR
#23RBDuane ThomasDAL
#24TERaymond ChesterLV
#25OTJohn WardMIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2025Jahdae BarronDEN — GM George Paton · Texas
2008Aqib TalibTB — GM Bruce Allen · Kansas
2007Aaron RossNYG — GM Jerry Reese · Texas
1998Terry FairDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Tennessee
1992Dale CarterKC — GM Carl Peterson · Tennessee

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