CB · pick 35 — first ever cornerback at #35 (1978)

CB·pick 35

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #35

Ray Griffin

Drafted by CIN · Ohio State

1978

CBs drafted at #35 in NFL history

most recent: Roger McCreary (TEN, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a cornerback at #35 a 7.3% chance in 1978.

Cornerback at #35, 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: 15.2%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#30RBJohnny DavisTB
#31LBMark MerrillNYJ
#32DEDee HardisonBUF
#33OTJames TaylorNO
#34LBMike HuntGB
#36LBKeith ButlerSEA
#37CBOdis McKinneyNYG
#38DEScott HutchinsonBUF
#39STJohnny EvansCLE
#40DEAl BakerDET

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2022Roger McCrearyTEN — GM Jon Robinson · Auburn
2008Brandon FlowersKC — GM Carl Peterson · Virginia Tech
2003Charles TillmanCHI — GM Jerry Angelo · Louisiana
1992Rod SmithNE — GM Sam Jankovich · Notre Dame

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