CB · pick 9 — first ever cornerback at #9 (1978)

CB·pick 9

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #9

Keith Simpson

Drafted by SEA · Memphis State

1978

CBs drafted at #9 in NFL history

most recent: Patrick Surtain II (DEN, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a cornerback at #9 a 6.4% chance in 1978.

Cornerback at #9, 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: 21.0% · 2027 model: 10.0%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#4OTChris WardNYJ
#5RBTerry MillerBUF
#6WRJames LoftonGB
#7TEKen MacAfeeSF
#8DERoss BrownerCIN
#10OTGordon KingNYG
#11CBLuther BradleyDET
#12LBClay MatthewsCLE
#13OTMike KennATL
#14WRJohn JeffersonLAC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2021Patrick Surtain IIDEN — GM George Paton · Alabama
2020C.J. HendersonJAX — GM David Caldwell · Florida
2013Dee MillinerNYJ — GM John Idzik · Alabama
2005Carlos RogersWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato · Auburn
1997Tom KnightARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Iowa
1994Antonio LanghamCLE — GM Bill Belichick · Alabama
1988Terry McDanielLV — GM Al Davis · Tennessee

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