CB · pick 21 — first ever cornerback at #21 (1967)

CB·pick 21

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #21

John Charles

Drafted by NE · Purdue

1967 · earliest year in the data window

CBs drafted at #21 in NFL history

most recent: Trent McDuffie (KC, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Cornerback at #21, 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: 12.1%

Surrounding picks · 1967 draft

#16WRDave WilliamsARI
#17OGGene UpshawLV
#18LBBob MathesonCLE
#19RBHarry JonesPHI
#20RBJim DetwilerIND
#22SJohn PittsBUF
#23OGTom RegnerTEN
#24DTGene TroschKC
#25QBDon HornGB
#26RBLeslie KelleyNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2022Trent McDuffieKC — GM Brett Veach · Washington
1981Ted WattsLV — GM Al Davis · Texas Tech
1980Don McNealMIA — GM Don Shula · Alabama

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