CB · pick 36 — first ever cornerback at #36 (1971)

CB·pick 36

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #36

Charlie Ford

Drafted by CHI · Houston

1971

CBs drafted at #36 in NFL history

most recent: Darius Slay (DET, 2013)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a cornerback at #36 a 7.7% chance in 1971.

Cornerback at #36, 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: 15.3%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #36

A defensive back was drafted at this pick whose CB-vs-S couldn't be confirmed (raw position label "DB" only). With further research one of these picks may turn out to be the actual draftigami at this cell.

1967Bob JonesCHI · San Diego State

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#31OGSam HoldenNO
#32OTJohn MooringNYJ
#33WRKen BurrowATL
#34LBJack HamPIT
#35WRDwight HarrisonDEN
#37OGErnie JanetSF
#38WRCotton SpeyrerWAS
#39DTWilbur YoungKC
#40RBBo CornellCLE
#41OGStephen LawsonCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2013Darius SlayDET — GM Martin Mayhew · Mississippi St.
1987Ricky ReynoldsTB — GM Phil Krueger · Washington St.

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