CB · pick 25 — first ever cornerback at #25 (1979)

CB·pick 25

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #25

Rick Sanford

Drafted by NE · South Carolina

1979

CBs drafted at #25 in NFL history

most recent: Artie Burns (PIT, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a cornerback at #25 a 8.8% chance in 1979.

Cornerback at #25, 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: 21.6% · 2027 model: 13.3%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#20WRWillis AdamsCLE
#21LBJerry RobinsonPHI
#22OTKelvin ClarkDEN
#23QBSteve FullerKC
#24OTJon GieslerMIA
#26OTKent HillLAR
#27CRobert ShawDAL
#28RBGreg HawthornePIT
#29WRJames OwensSF
#30TEDan RossCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2016Artie BurnsPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Miami (FL)
2014Jason VerrettLAC — GM Tom Telesco · TCU
2013Xavier RhodesMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Florida St.
2009Vontae DavisMIA — GM Jeff Ireland · Illinois
2008Mike JenkinsDAL — GM Jerry Jones · South Florida
2004Ahmad CarrollGB — GM Mike Sherman · Arkansas
1986Rod JonesTB — GM Phil Krueger · SMU
1982Rod HillDAL — GM Tex Schramm · Kentucky St.
1981Bobby ButlerATL — GM Eddie LeBaron · Florida St.

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