CB · pick 166, First CB at #166 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping. (1998)

CB·pick 166

FIRST CB IN OUR WINDOW AT #166

Elijah Williams

Drafted by ATL , GM Harold Richardson · Florida

1998 · round 6

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

CBs drafted at #166 in NFL history

most recent: Keith Taylor (CAR, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a cornerback at #166 a 9.4% chance in 1998.

Cornerback at #166, 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: 12.7%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#161LBChris BordanoNO , GM Mike Ditka
#162DECarl HansenSEA , GM Mike Allman
#163DEEric OgboguNYJ , GM Bill Parcells
#164OTSammy WilliamsBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome
#165SDamien RichardsonCAR , GM Dom Anile
#167WRJason TuckerCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#168SLee WigginsTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#169WRBobby ShawSEA , GM Mike Allman
#170WRPatrick PalmerWAS , GM Charley Casserly
#171CNathan StrikwerdaMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2021Keith TaylorCAR , GM Scott Fitterer · Washington

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