CB · pick 32 — first ever cornerback at #32 (1985)

CB·pick 32

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #32

Don Anderson

Drafted by IND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · Purdue

1985

CBs drafted at #32 in NFL history

most recent: Joey Porter Jr. (PIT, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1984, the model gave a cornerback at #32 a 10.2% chance in 1985.

Cornerback at #32, 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: 22.2% · 2027 model: 14.8%

Surrounding picks · 1985 draft

#27RBLorenzo HamptonMIA — GM Don Shula
#28CTrevor MatichNE — GM Patrick Sullivan
#29OGMark TraynowiczBUF — GM Bill Polian
#30CBIssiac HoltMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#31WRVance JohnsonDEN — GM John Beake
#33CBTory NixonWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#34CKevin GloverDET — GM Russ Thomas
#35RBGreg AllenCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#36DERichard ByrdTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#37QBRandall CunninghamPHI — GM Harry Gamble

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2023Joey Porter Jr.PIT — GM Omar Khan · Penn St.
2010Patrick RobinsonNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Florida St.
1995Craig NewsomeGB — GM Ron Wolf · Arizona St.

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