CB · pick 79 — first ever cornerback at #79 (1988)

CB·pick 79

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #79

Kevin Guidry

Drafted by DEN — GM John Beake · LSU

1988

CBs drafted at #79 in NFL history

most recent: David Long (LAR, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1987, the model gave a cornerback at #79 a 10.0% chance in 1988.

Cornerback at #79, 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: 15.1%

Surrounding picks · 1988 draft

#74CBJames HastyNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#75WRTommy KaneSEA — GM Mike McCormack
#76QBChris ChandlerIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#77LBVan WaitersCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#78DERalph JarvisCHI — GM Bill Tobin
#80LBBill RomanowskiSF — GM John McVay
#81DTTony StephensNO — GM Jim Finks
#82DEMike PielLAR — GM John Shaw
#83DERobert GoffTB — GM Phil Krueger
#84DEDavid GrantCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2019David LongLAR — GM Les Snead · Michigan
2008Antwaun MoldenHOU — GM Rick Smith · Eastern Kentucky
2002Rashad BaumanWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato · Oregon
1996Dorian BrewMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson · Kansas
1989Kim PhillipsNO — GM Jim Finks · North Texas

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