CB · pick 27 — first ever cornerback at #27 (1976)

CB·pick 27

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #27

Aaron Kyle

Drafted by DAL · Wyoming

1976

CBs drafted at #27 in NFL history

most recent: Chris Johnson (MIA, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a cornerback at #27 a 8.0% chance in 1976.

Cornerback at #27, 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: 21.8% · 2027 model: 13.8%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#22DTMike DawsonARI
#23OTMark KoncarGB
#24RBArchie GriffinCIN
#25DTJames WhiteMIN
#26LBKevin McLainLAR
#28TEBennie CunninghamPIT
#29LBSammy GreenSEA
#30RBJimmy DuBoseTB
#31OGDon MacekLAC
#32RBTony GalbreathNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2026Chris JohnsonMIA · San Diego St.
2017Tre'Davious WhiteBUF — GM Doug Whaley · LSU
2015Byron JonesDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Connecticut
2011Jimmy SmithBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Colorado
2008Antoine CasonLAC — GM A.J. Smith · Arizona
2002Mike RumphSF — GM Terry Donahue · Miami (FL)
1994Jeff BurrisBUF — GM John Butler · Notre Dame

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