CB · pick 41 — first ever cornerback at #41 (1992)

CB·pick 41

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #41

Phillippi Sparks

Drafted by NYG — GM George Young · Arizona St.

1992

CBs drafted at #41 in NFL history

most recent: Kool-Aid McKinstry (NO, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1991, the model gave a cornerback at #41 a 9.9% chance in 1992.

Cornerback at #41, 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: 21.8% · 2027 model: 15.7%

Surrounding picks · 1992 draft

#36WRJimmy SmithDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#37SDarren WoodsonDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#38LBLevon KirklandPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#39DTRobert HarrisMIN — GM Roger Headrick
#40QBMatt BlundinKC — GM Carl Peterson
#42LBKurt BarberNYJ — GM Dick Steinberg
#43DTEddie BlakeMIA — GM Don Shula
#44WRCourtney HawkinsTB — GM Phil Krueger
#45RBAmp LeeSF — GM John McVay
#46QBTony SaccaARI — GM Bill Bidwill

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2024Kool-Aid McKinstryNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Alabama
2007Chris HoustonATL — GM Rich McKay · Arkansas
1999Dre' BlyLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · North Carolina
1995Ron DavisATL — GM Ken Herock · Tennessee

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