CB · pick 28 — first ever cornerback at #28 (1975)

CB·pick 28

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #28

Monte Jackson

Drafted by LAR · San Diego State

1975

CBs drafted at #28 in NFL history

most recent: Chris Gamble (CAR, 2004)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a cornerback at #28 a 6.8% chance in 1975.

Cornerback at #28, 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: 22.0% · 2027 model: 14.0%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#23OTDarryl CarltonMIA
#24CBNeal ColzieLV
#25DEMark MullaneyMIN
#26CBDave BrownPIT
#27OTSimpson, AlAl SimpsonNYG
#29LBRalph OrtegaATL
#30DTLouie KelcherLAC
#31DEMike HartenstineCHI
#32CLee GrossNO
#33DEFred DeanLAC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2004Chris GambleCAR — GM Marty Hurney · Ohio St.
2003Andre WoolfolkTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Oklahoma
1998R.W. McQuartersSF — GM Carmen Policy · Oklahoma St.
1993Thomas SmithBUF — GM John Butler · North Carolina
1983Darrell GreenWAS — GM Bobby Beathard · Texas A&M-Kingsville

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