CB · pick 51 — first ever cornerback at #51 (1969)

CB·pick 51

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #51

Tommy Maxwell

Drafted by IND · Texas A&M

1969

CBs drafted at #51 in NFL history

most recent: Cam Smith (MIA, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Cornerback at #51, 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: 15.9%

Surrounding picks · 1969 draft

#45DERichard NealNO
#47TEJim YarbroughDET
#48RBEd PodolakKC
#49WRRichmond FlowersDAL
#50OGGeorge BuehlerLV
#52QBAl WoodallNYJ
#53DEJulian NunamakerBUF
#54OTMalcolm SniderATL
#55OGAl JenkinsCLE
#56CJon KolbPIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2023Cam SmithMIA — GM Chris Grier · South Carolina
2020Trevon DiggsDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Alabama
2013David AmersonWAS — GM Bruce Allen · North Carolina St.
1996Dedric MathisIND — GM Bill Tobin · Houston
1971Ike ThomasDAL · Bishop

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