CB · pick 62 — first ever cornerback at #62 (1971)

CB·pick 62

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #62

Charlie Hall

Drafted by GB · Pittsburgh

1971

CBs drafted at #62 in NFL history

most recent: Davison Igbinosun (BUF, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a cornerback at #62 a 8.7% chance in 1971.

Cornerback at #62, 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: 21.1% · 2027 model: 15.7%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#57RBJim BraxtonBUF
#58SChris FarasopoulosNYJ
#59QBLeo HartATL
#60RBSteve DavisPIT
#61WRLivesay, JamesJames LivesayARI
#63SDave ElmendorfLAR
#64DETony McGeeCHI
#65RBMike MontgomeryLAC
#66WRPaul StarobaCLE
#67QBKen AndersonCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 14 picks

2026Davison IgbinosunBUF · Ohio St.
2016James BradberryCAR — GM Dave Gettleman · Samford
2015Quinten RollinsGB — GM Ted Thompson · Miami (OH)
2012Casey HaywardGB — GM Ted Thompson · Vanderbilt
2008Terrence WheatleyNE — GM Bill Belichick · Colorado
2006Tim JenningsIND — GM Bill Polian · Georgia
2005Bryant McFaddenPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Florida St.
2001Gary BaxterBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Baylor
2000Jacoby ShepherdLAR — GM Charley Armey · Oklahoma St.
1999Daylon McCutcheonCLE — GM Dwight Clark · USC
1996Ray MickensNYJ — GM Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan · Texas A&M
1994Tyronne DrakefordSF — GM Carmen Policy · Virginia Tech
1988Sheldon WhiteNYG — GM George Young · Miami (OH)
1978Estus HoodGB · Illinois State

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