CB · pick 47 — first ever cornerback at #47 (1973)

CB·pick 47

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #47

Jim Stienke

Drafted by CLE · Southwest Texas State

1973

CBs drafted at #47 in NFL history

most recent: Will Johnson (ARI, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a cornerback at #47 a 8.1% chance in 1973.

Cornerback at #47, 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 · 1973 draft

#42LBJim YoungbloodLAR
#43TEAlbert ChandlerCIN
#44RBLeon CrosswhiteDET
#45QBGary KeithleyARI
#46WRGolden RichardsDAL
#48DTGary HrivnakCHI
#49LBMonte JohnsonLV
#51DESteve BaumgartnerNO
#52CChuck BradleyMIA
#53DEHarvey MartinDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2025Will JohnsonARI — GM Monti Ossenfort · Michigan
2023Quan MartinWAS — GM Ron Rivera · Illinois
2021Asante Samuel Jr.LAC — GM Tom Telesco · Florida St.
2015Eric RowePHI — GM Chip Kelly · Utah
1999Fred VinsonGB — GM Ron Wolf · Vanderbilt
1996Fred ThomasSEA — GM Mike Allman · UT Martin
1994Thomas RandolphNYG — GM George Young · Kansas St.

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