CB · pick 42 — first ever cornerback at #42 (1977)

CB·pick 42

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #42

Walt Williams

Drafted by DET · New Mexico State

1977

CBs drafted at #42 in NFL history

most recent: Kamari Lassiter (HOU, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a cornerback at #42 a 7.2% chance in 1977.

Cornerback at #42, 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: 21.7% · 2027 model: 15.8%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#37RBTony ReedKC
#38OGGeorge ReihnerTEN
#39OTGreg KochGB
#40DTBob BaumhowerMIA
#41LBTerry BeesonSEA
#43CBMike SpiveyCHI
#44RBHorace IvoryNE
#45RBRob LytleDEN
#46STTom SkladanyCLE
#47RBGeorge FranklinARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2024Kamari LassiterHOU — GM Nick Caserio · Georgia
2022Andrew BoothMIN — GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah · Clemson
2015Jalen CollinsATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · LSU
1982Bobby WatkinsDET — GM Russ Thomas · Texas St.

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