CB · pick 78 — first ever cornerback at #78 (1967)

CB·pick 78

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #78

John Rowser

Drafted by GB · Michigan

1967 · earliest year in the data window

CBs drafted at #78 in NFL history

most recent: P.J. Williams (NO, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Cornerback at #78, 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: 20.2% · 2027 model: 15.2%

Surrounding picks · 1967 draft

#74CBHenry KingNYJ
#74SHenry KingNYJ
#75LBBill FairbandLV
#76SPhil ClarkDAL
#77TEBilly MastersKC
#79CDel WilliamsNO
#80RBBen HartNO
#81STRon WidbyNO
#82DTLouis ThompsonNYG
#83RBCarl WardCLE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2015P.J. WilliamsNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Florida St.
2001Will PetersonNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · Western Illinois
1990Latin BerryLAR — GM John Shaw · Oregon
1970David HadleyKC · Alcorn A&M

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