CB · pick 39 — first ever cornerback at #39 (1976)

CB·pick 39

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #39

Pat Thomas

Drafted by LAR · Texas A&M

1976

CBs drafted at #39 in NFL history

most recent: Kyler Gordon (CHI, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a cornerback at #39 a 7.4% chance in 1976.

Cornerback at #39, 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: 22.0% · 2027 model: 15.6%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#34DTCharles PhilyawLV
#35RBIke ForteNE
#36RBSonny CollinsATL
#37OGRay PinneyPIT
#38OGGlenn BujnochCIN
#40RBJim JensenDAL
#41DTCliff FrazierKC
#42CRandy CrossSF
#43SKurt KnoffDEN
#44OGKen LongDET

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2022Kyler GordonCHI — GM Ryan Poles · Washington
2019Sean Murphy-BuntingTB — GM Jason Licht · Central Michigan
2012Jackrabbit JenkinsLAR — GM Les Snead · North Alabama
2003Rashean MathisJAX — GM James Harris · Bethune-Cookman
1987Ron FrancisDAL — GM Tex Schramm · Baylor
1985Wayne DavisLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Indiana St.

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