CB · pick 201 — first ever cornerback at #201 (2007)

CB·pick 201

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #201

Rashad Barksdale

Drafted by PHI — GM Tom Heckert · Albany (NY)

2007

CBs drafted at #201 in NFL history

most recent: Domani Jackson (GB, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2006, the model gave a cornerback at #201 a 8.5% chance in 2007.

Cornerback at #201, 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: 19.0% · 2027 model: 12.1%

Surrounding picks · 2007 draft

#196OTHerbert TaylorKC — GM Carl Peterson
#197WRCourtney TaylorSEA — GM Tim Ruskell
#198CDoug DatishATL — GM Rich McKay
#199CDrew MorminoMIA — GM Randy Mueller
#200DEMelila PurcellCLE — GM Phil Savage
#202CBMike RichardsonNE — GM Bill Belichick
#203SDaren StoneATL — GM Rich McKay
#204DEJacob FordTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt
#205QBJordan PalmerWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato
#206CBRyan SmithTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2026Domani JacksonGB · Alabama
2024Micah AbrahamIND — GM Chris Ballard · Marshall
2021Rodarius WilliamsNYG — GM Dave Gettleman · Oklahoma St.
2019Rashad FentonKC — GM Brett Veach · South Carolina
2010Jorrick CalvinARI — GM Rod Graves · Troy

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