CB · pick 80 — first ever cornerback at #80 (1972)

CB·pick 80

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #80

Brinkley, LorenzoLorenzo Brinkley

Drafted by PIT · Missouri

1972

CBs drafted at #80 in NFL history

most recent: Justin Walley (IND, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a cornerback at #80 a 9.0% chance in 1972.

Cornerback at #80, 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: 20.1% · 2027 model: 15.1%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#75OGSolomon FreelonTEN
#76SBobby MajorsPHI
#77RBGary KosinsMIA
#78STMarv BatemanDAL
#79RBRandy JacksonBUF
#81CBBernard JacksonCIN
#82LBJeff LymanARI
#83LBTim KearneyDAL
#84DTMartin ImhofARI
#85DEMike CrangleNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 12 picks

2025Justin WalleyIND — GM Chris Ballard · Minnesota
2015Alex CarterDET — GM Martin Mayhew · Stanford
2014Dexter McDougleNYJ — GM John Idzik · Maryland
2012Jamell FlemingARI — GM Rod Graves · Oklahoma
2011Chris CulliverSF — GM Trent Baalke · South Carolina
2009Kevin BarnesWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato · Maryland
2005Dustin FoxMIN — GM Mike Tice / Brzezinski · Ohio St.
1998Ramos McDonaldMIN — GM Frank Gilliam · New Mexico
1992Jeremy LincolnCHI — GM Bill Tobin · Tennessee
1986Brad CochranLV — GM Al Davis · Michigan
1985Stefon AdamsLV — GM Al Davis · East Carolina
1982Paul LankfordMIA — GM Don Shula · Penn St.

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