CB · pick 44 — first ever cornerback at #44 (1981)

CB·pick 44

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #44

Anthony Washington

Drafted by PIT — GM Dick Haley · Fresno St.

1981

CBs drafted at #44 in NFL history

most recent: Julius Brents (IND, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a cornerback at #44 a 8.2% chance in 1981.

Cornerback at #44, 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: 15.9%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#39WRMardye McDoleMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#40CBEric WrightSF — GM John McVay
#41RBJoe DelaneyKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#42TEClay BrownDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#43LBJim CollinsLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#45LBRobin SendleinMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#46DECurtis GreenDET — GM Russ Thomas
#47RBTony CollinsNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#48DEHowie LongLV — GM Al Davis
#49SChris WilliamsBUF — GM Stew Barber

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2023Julius BrentsIND — GM Chris Ballard · Kansas St.
2021Kelvin JosephDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Kentucky
1998Patrick SurtainMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson · Southern Miss
1997Sam MadisonMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson · Louisville
1996Tory JamesDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · LSU
1986Mark CollinsNYG — GM George Young · Cal State-Fullerton
1983Cedric MackARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Baylor

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