CB·pick 7
Willie Buchanon
Drafted by GB · San Diego State
1972
3
CBs drafted at #7 in NFL history
most recent: Joe Haden (CLE, 2010)
How rare was this draftigami?
Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a cornerback at #7 a 3.7% chance in 1972.
Cornerback at #7, 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: 20.9% · 2027 model: 10.4%
Surrounding picks · 1972 draft
- #2DESherman White
- #3OTLionel Antoine
- #4WRBobby Moore
- #5TERiley Odoms
- #6DEGreg Sampson
- #8OGRoyce Smith
- #9WRJerome Barkum
- #10LBJeff Siemon
- #11QBJerry Tagge
- #12SCraig Clemons
Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks
- 2010Joe Haden
- 1999Champ Bailey