CB · pick 223 — first ever cornerback at #223 (2004)

CB·pick 223

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #223

Jacques Reeves

Drafted by DAL — GM Jerry Jones · Purdue

2004

CBs drafted at #223 in NFL history

most recent: Tay Gowan (ARI, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2003, the model gave a cornerback at #223 a 7.3% chance in 2004.

Cornerback at #223, 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: 19.5% · 2027 model: 11.5%

Surrounding picks · 2004 draft

#218QBCasey BramletCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#219RBQuincy WilsonATL — GM Rich McKay
#220TEJeff DuganMIN — GM Mike Tice / Brzezinski
#221OGTony PapeMIA — GM Rick Spielman
#222LBDerrick PopeMIA — GM Rick Spielman
#224STDonnie JonesSEA — GM Mike Holmgren
#225QBMatt MauckDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#226DTChristian FerraraSF — GM Terry Donahue
#227OGAdrien ClarkePHI — GM Andy Reid
#228RBCasey CramerTB — GM Bruce Allen

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2021Tay GowanARI — GM Steve Keim · Central Florida
2020Chris ClaybrooksJAX — GM David Caldwell · Memphis
2019Jordan BrownCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · South Dakota St.
2010R.J. StanfordCAR — GM Marty Hurney · Utah

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