CB · pick 72 — first ever cornerback at #72 (1971)

CB·pick 72

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #72

Al Clark

Drafted by DET · Eastern Michigan

1971

CBs drafted at #72 in NFL history

most recent: Tacario Davis (CIN, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a cornerback at #72 a 8.8% chance in 1971.

Cornerback at #72, 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 · 1971 draft

#67QBKen AndersonCIN
#68LBCharlie HallCLE
#69RBSam ScarberDAL
#70LBRonnie HornsbyNYG
#71OTBob NewtonCHI
#73CWarren KoegelLV
#74LBDale FarleyMIA
#75CWillie ParkerSF
#76WRHackett, EddieEddie HackettMIN
#77DTBill GregoryDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 10 picks

2026Tacario DavisCIN · Washington
2023Garrett WilliamsARI — GM Monti Ossenfort · Syracuse
2007Marcus McCauleyMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Fresno St.
2005Stanley WilsonDET — GM Matt Millen · Stanford
2002Roosevelt WilliamsCHI — GM Jerry Angelo · Tuskegee
1994Anthony PhillipsATL — GM Ken Herock · Texas A&M-Kingsville
1993James TrappLV — GM Al Davis · Clemson
1992Tyrone LegetteNO — GM Jim Finks · Nebraska
1983Jeremiah CastilleTB — GM Phil Krueger · Alabama
1976Mike McCoyGB · Colorado

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