CB · pick 71 — first ever cornerback at #71 (1974)

CB·pick 71

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #71

Maurice Spencer

Drafted by ATL · North Carolina Central

1974

CBs drafted at #71 in NFL history

most recent: Aaron Robinson (NYG, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a cornerback at #71 a 8.2% chance in 1974.

Cornerback at #71, 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: 20.6% · 2027 model: 15.4%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#66QBDavid JaynesKC
#67OGRobert PrattIND
#68OTClaudie MinorDEN
#69QBKim McQuilkenATL
#70QBGary MarangiBUF
#72LBCal PetersonDAL
#73LBEvan JolitzCIN
#74CBRoscoe WordNYJ
#75RBMark van EeghenLV
#76OTOliver, AlAl OliverLAR

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2021Aaron RobinsonNYG — GM Dave Gettleman · Central Florida
1996Donnie AbrahamTB — GM Rich McKay · East Tennessee St.
1991Steve JacksonTEN — GM Mike Holovak · Purdue

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