CB · pick 98 — first ever cornerback at #98 (1973)

CB·pick 98

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #98

Drane Scrivener

Drafted by DAL · Tulsa

1973

CBs drafted at #98 in NFL history

most recent: Steven Nelson (KC, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a cornerback at #98 a 8.6% chance in 1973.

Cornerback at #98, 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: 19.3% · 2027 model: 14.6%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#93LBAndy DorrisCLE
#94WRTom GeredineATL
#95CBEddie McMillanLAR
#96RBJim HooksDET
#97LBBill SingletaryLAC
#99TETerry NelsonLAR
#100QBRandy MattinglyCLE
#101WRWylie, JoeJoe WylieLV
#102LBClark, GailGail ClarkPIT
#103DTJeff YeatesBUF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2015Steven NelsonKC — GM John Dorsey · Oregon St.
2011Brandon HoganCAR — GM Marty Hurney · West Virginia
2003Dennis WeathersbyCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Oregon St.
1979Johnny LynnNYJ · UCLA
1975Rod PerryLAR · Colorado

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