CB · pick 227 — first ever cornerback at #227 (1997)

CB·pick 227

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #227

DeAuntae Brown

Drafted by PHI — GM Tom Modrak · Central State (OH)

1997

CBs drafted at #227 in NFL history

most recent: Myles Harden (CLE, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a cornerback at #227 a 7.0% chance in 1997.

Cornerback at #227, 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: 19.8% · 2027 model: 11.4%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#222SChris BayneATL — GM Harold Richardson
#223WRMike AdamsPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#224SOmar StoutmireDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#225SByron CapersPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#226TEPat FitzgeraldBUF — GM John Butler
#228TEKris MangumCAR — GM Bill Polian
#229DTJason FergusonNYJ — GM Bill Parcells
#230OGScott RehbergNE — GM Bobby Grier
#231RBJerald SowellGB — GM Ron Wolf
#232WRMarcus HarrisDET — GM Chuck Schmidt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2024Myles HardenCLE — GM Andrew Berry · South Dakota
2021Israel MukuamuDAL — GM Jerry Jones · South Carolina
2019Jimmy MorelandWAS — GM Bruce Allen · James Madison
2009Mike MickensDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Cincinnati

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