CB · pick 252 — first ever cornerback at #252 (2004)

CB·pick 252

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #252

Lenny Williams

Drafted by TB — GM Bruce Allen · Southern

2004

CBs drafted at #252 in NFL history

most recent: Alex Austin (BUF, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2003, the model gave a cornerback at #252 a 6.2% chance in 2004.

Cornerback at #252, 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: 22.5% · 2027 model: 10.5%

Surrounding picks · 2004 draft

#247RBBrandon MireeDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#248QBB.J. SymonsHOU — GM Charley Casserly
#249DEBobby McCrayJAX — GM James Harris
#250QBBradlee Van PeltDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#251OGScott WellsGB — GM Mike Sherman
#253DEIsaac HiltonNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#254OTCarlos JosephLAC — GM A.J. Smith
#255LBAndre SommersellLV — GM Al Davis era

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2023Alex AustinBUF — GM Brandon Beane · Oregon St.
2019Ken WebsterNE — GM Bill Belichick · Mississippi
2014Lavelle WestbrooksCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Georgia Southern
2013Marcus CooperSF — GM Trent Baalke · Rutgers

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