CB · pick 246 — first ever cornerback at #246 (2002)

CB·pick 246

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #246

Steve Smith

Drafted by JAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Oregon

2002

CBs drafted at #246 in NFL history

most recent: Korie Black (NYG, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2001, the model gave a cornerback at #246 a 5.6% chance in 2002.

Cornerback at #246, 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: 21.7% · 2027 model: 10.8%

Surrounding picks · 2002 draft

#241RBLeonard HenryMIA — GM Rick Spielman
#242DEBrett KeiselPIT — GM Kevin Colbert
#243RBChris MasseyLAR — GM Charley Armey
#244OTKevin ShafferATL — GM Harold Richardson
#245LBQuincy MonkNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#247STHayden EpsteinJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#248OGKyle KosierSF — GM Terry Donahue
#249WRRodney WrightBUF — GM Tom Donahoe
#250TETracey WistromTB — GM Rich McKay
#251RBJarrett FergusonBUF — GM Tom Donahoe

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2025Korie BlackNYG — GM Joe Schoen · Oklahoma St.
2023DJ IveyCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Miami (FL)
2012Terrence FrederickPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Texas A&M
2010Ray FisherIND — GM Bill Polian · Indiana

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