CB · pick 228 — first ever cornerback at #228 (2001)

CB·pick 228

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #228

Derek Combs

Drafted by LV — GM Al Davis era · Ohio St.

2001

CBs drafted at #228 in NFL history

most recent: Thomas Graham (CHI, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2000, the model gave a cornerback at #228 a 6.6% chance in 2001.

Cornerback at #228, 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: 19.9% · 2027 model: 11.3%

Surrounding picks · 2001 draft

#223SThan MerrillTB — GM Rich McKay
#224TEEric JohnsonSF — GM Bill Walsh
#225OTBrian CrawfordMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#226DERonald FlemonsATL — GM Harold Richardson
#227TEMike RobergCAR — GM Dom Anile
#229WRKen-Yon RamboLV — GM Al Davis era
#230DTRoss KolodziejNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#231DEDwayne MissouriBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#232LBKeith AdamsTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#233SMarlon McCreeJAX — GM Tom Coughlin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2021Thomas GrahamCHI — GM Ryan Pace · Oregon

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