CB · pick 159, First CB at #159 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping. (1981)

CB·pick 159

FIRST CB IN OUR WINDOW AT #159

Bill Kay

Drafted by TEN , GM Ladd Herzeg · Purdue

1981 · round 6

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping.

CBs drafted at #159 in NFL history

most recent: Trae Williams (JAX, 2008)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a cornerback at #159 a 6.3% chance in 1981.

Cornerback at #159, 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: 13.7% · 2027 model: 12.8%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#153DTDock LuckieKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#154CBFulton WalkerMIA , GM Don Shula
#156LBBryan HinklePIT , GM Dick Haley
#157OGRon WootenNE , GM Bucko Kilroy
#158DTWilliam DanielsLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#160DTRon SimmonsCLE , GM Art Modell/staff
#161WRRobert HoltBUF , GM Stew Barber
#162WRBobby DuckworthLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#163CBVince SkillingsDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#164DEHarry StanbackATL , GM Eddie LeBaron

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2008Trae WilliamsJAX , GM James Harris · South Florida
2000Kiwaukee ThomasJAX , GM Tom Coughlin · Georgia Southern

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