CB · pick 89 — first ever cornerback at #89 (1979)

CB·pick 89

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #89

Roy Green

Drafted by ARI · Henderson State

1979

CBs drafted at #89 in NFL history

most recent: Cameron Dantzler (MIN, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a cornerback at #89 a 6.9% chance in 1979.

Cornerback at #89, 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: 19.7% · 2027 model: 14.8%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#84DTJames WhiteCIN
#85LBFrank ManumaleugaKC
#86RBRussell DavisPIT
#87SJeff NixonBUF
#88TEUlysses NorrisDET
#90DEPhil TaborNYG
#91CBVaughn LusbyCIN
#92LBJon BrooksDET
#93LBJim KovachNO
#94RBBen CowinsPHI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2020Cameron DantzlerMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Mississippi St.
2011Shareece WrightLAC — GM A.J. Smith · USC
1986Carl CarterARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Texas Tech
1981John HoltTB — GM Phil Krueger · West Texas A&M

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