CB · pick 68 — first ever cornerback at #68 (1979)

CB·pick 68

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #68

Donald Dykes

Drafted by NYJ · Southeastern Louisiana

1979

CBs drafted at #68 in NFL history

most recent: Darien Porter (LV, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a cornerback at #68 a 7.1% chance in 1979.

Cornerback at #68, 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: 20.8% · 2027 model: 15.5%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#63LBMel LandMIA
#64OTJoe BosticARI
#65TERonnie LeeMIA
#66RBWillie McClendonCHI
#67RBBo RobinsonDET
#69SKim AndersonIND
#70DEJames RameyCLE
#71DTCharles JohnsonGB
#72RBKenny KingTEN
#73LBClifford ThriftLAC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2025Darien PorterLV — GM John Spytek · Iowa St.
2022Martin EmersonCLE — GM Andrew Berry · Mississippi St.
2016Will RedmondSF — GM Trent Baalke · Mississippi St.
2013Leon McFaddenCLE — GM Mike Lombardi · San Diego St.
2008Chevis JacksonATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · LSU
2002Andre' GoodmanDET — GM Matt Millen · South Carolina
1995Darryl PoundsWAS — GM Charley Casserly · Nicholls St.
1986Patrick HunterSEA — GM Mike McCormack · Nevada

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