CB · pick 82 — first ever cornerback at #82 (1975)

CB·pick 82

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #82

Tony Peters

Drafted by CLE · Oklahoma

1975

CBs drafted at #82 in NFL history

most recent: Ricky Manning (CAR, 2003)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a cornerback at #82 a 7.8% chance in 1975.

Cornerback at #82, 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: 20.0% · 2027 model: 15.1%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#77LBBo HarrisCIN
#78TEWalter WhitePIT
#79SRobert GiblinNYG
#80WRMarshall JohnsonIND
#81OGJohn NesselATL
#83CBVirgil LiversCHI
#85DECleveland ElamSF
#86RBAllen CarterNE
#87CBFrank OliverSF
#88SSteve LukeGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2003Ricky ManningCAR — GM Marty Hurney · UCLA
1994Willie ClarkLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · Notre Dame
1991Darryl WrenBUF — GM Bill Polian · Pittsburg St.
1977Brown, SidneySidney BrownNE · Oklahoma

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