CB · pick 38 — first ever cornerback at #38 (1986)

CB·pick 38

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #38

Lewis Billups

Drafted by CIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · North Alabama

1986

CBs drafted at #38 in NFL history

most recent: Treydan Stukes (LV, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1985, the model gave a cornerback at #38 a 11.3% chance in 1986.

Cornerback at #38, 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: 15.5%

Surrounding picks · 1986 draft

#33RBDarryl ClackDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#34WRErnest GivinsTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#35LBDino HackettKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#36DTGerald WilliamsPIT — GM Dick Haley
#37RBAnthony ToneyPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#39DELarry RobertsSF — GM John McVay
#40LBKevin MurphyTB — GM Phil Krueger
#41RBKenneth DavisGB — GM Forrest Gregg
#42DTMike RuthNE — GM Patrick Sullivan
#43WRWebster SlaughterCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2026Treydan StukesLV · Arizona
2016Xavien HowardMIA — GM Chris Grier · Baylor
2005Stanford RouttLV — GM Al Davis era · Houston
2004Ricardo ColcloughPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Tusculum
1991Darryll LewisTEN — GM Mike Holovak · Arizona
1987Delton HallPIT — GM Dick Haley · Clemson

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