CB · pick 43 — first ever cornerback at #43 (1977)

CB·pick 43

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #43

Mike Spivey

Drafted by CHI · Colorado

1977

CBs drafted at #43 in NFL history

most recent: Max Melton (ARI, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a cornerback at #43 a 7.1% chance in 1977.

Cornerback at #43, 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: 15.8%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#38OGGeorge ReihnerTEN
#39OTGreg KochGB
#40DTBob BaumhowerMIA
#41LBTerry BeesonSEA
#42CBWalt WilliamsDET
#44RBHorace IvoryNE
#45RBRob LytleDEN
#46STTom SkladanyCLE
#47RBGeorge FranklinARI
#48RBSidney ThorntonPIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2024Max MeltonARI — GM Monti Ossenfort · Rutgers
2017Sidney JonesPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Washington
2013Johnthan BanksTB — GM Mark Dominik · Mississippi St.
2005Corey WebsterNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · LSU
1989Eric ColemanNE — GM Patrick Sullivan · Wyoming
1983James BrittATL — GM Tom Braatz · LSU

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