CB · pick 37 — first ever cornerback at #37 (1978)

CB·pick 37

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #37

Odis McKinney

Drafted by NYG · Colorado

1978

CBs drafted at #37 in NFL history

most recent: Colton Hood (NYG, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a cornerback at #37 a 7.2% chance in 1978.

Cornerback at #37, 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: 22.1% · 2027 model: 15.4%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#32DEDee HardisonBUF
#33OTJames TaylorNO
#34LBMike HuntGB
#35CBRay GriffinCIN
#36LBKeith ButlerSEA
#38DEScott HutchinsonBUF
#39STJohnny EvansCLE
#40DEAl BakerDET
#41OTMilton HardawayLAC
#42LBJohn BarefieldARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Colton HoodNYG · Tennessee
2009Alphonso SmithDEN — GM Brian Xanders · Wake Forest
1988Terry WilliamsNYJ — GM Jim Kensil · Bethune-Cookman

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