CB · pick 54 — first ever cornerback at #54 (1971)

CB·pick 54

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #54

Bivian Lee

Drafted by NO · Prairie View A&M

1971

CBs drafted at #54 in NFL history

most recent: Lonnie Johnson Jr. (HOU, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a cornerback at #54 a 8.5% chance in 1971.

Cornerback at #54, 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: 21.5% · 2027 model: 15.9%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#49RBJoe OrdunaSF
#50OGHank AllisonPHI
#51CBIke ThomasDAL
#52DEBill AtessisIND
#53CBruce JarvisBUF
#55WRDickerson, SamSam DickersonSF
#56QBLynn DickeyTEN
#57RBJim BraxtonBUF
#58SChris FarasopoulosNYJ
#59QBLeo HartATL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2019Lonnie Johnson Jr.HOU — GM Bill O'Brien · Kentucky
2016Mackensie AlexanderMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Clemson
2013Jamar TaylorMIA — GM Jeff Ireland · Boise St.
2000William BarteeKC — GM Carl Peterson · Oklahoma
1997Kevin AbramsDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Syracuse

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