CB · pick 221 — first ever cornerback at #221 (1994)

CB·pick 221

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #221

Filmel Johnson

Drafted by BUF — GM John Butler · Illinois

1994

CBs drafted at #221 in NFL history

most recent: Jaylon Jones (IND, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1993, the model gave a cornerback at #221 a 10.0% chance in 1994.

Cornerback at #221, 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: 19.4% · 2027 model: 11.5%

Surrounding picks · 1994 draft

#216DEToddrick McIntoshDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#217LBRob HolmbergLV — GM Al Davis era
#218CTom NalenDEN — GM John Beake
#219TETracy GreeneKC — GM Carl Peterson
#220LBLemanski HallTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#222LBMarty MooreNE — GM Bill Parcells

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2023Jaylon JonesIND — GM Chris Ballard · Texas A&M
2022Tariq Castro-FieldsSF — GM John Lynch · Penn St.
2020Stantley Thomas-OliverCAR — GM Marty Hurney · Florida International
2019Donnie Lewis Jr.CLE — GM John Dorsey · Tulane
2007Trumaine McBrideCHI — GM Jerry Angelo · Mississippi

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