CB · pick 63 — first ever cornerback at #63 (1978)

CB·pick 63

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #63

Bob Jury

Drafted by SEA · Pittsburgh

1978

CBs drafted at #63 in NFL history

most recent: Carlton Davis (TB, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a cornerback at #63 a 6.5% chance in 1978.

Cornerback at #63, 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 · 1978 draft

#58LBGary SpaniKC
#59RBDennis JohnsonBUF
#60DTBarry BennettNO
#61TEMickey ShulerNYJ
#62CBEstus HoodGB
#64DTLyman SmithMIA
#65WRDanny FultonBUF
#66LBReggie WilkesPHI
#67RBLarry CollinsCLE
#68QBMark MillerCLE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2018Carlton DavisTB — GM Jason Licht · Auburn
2008Terrell ThomasNYG — GM Jerry Reese · USC
1996Aaron BeasleyJAX — GM Tom Coughlin · West Virginia
1988Erik McMillanNYJ — GM Jim Kensil · Missouri
1980Earl JonesATL — GM Eddie LeBaron · Norfolk St.

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