CB · pick 173, First CB at #173 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping. (1981)

CB·pick 173

FIRST CB IN OUR WINDOW AT #173

Ron Fellows

Drafted by DAL , GM Tex Schramm · Missouri

1981 · round 7

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

CBs drafted at #173 in NFL history

most recent: Brian Allen (PIT, 2017)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a cornerback at #173 a 6.2% chance in 1981.

Cornerback at #173, 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: 14.7% · 2027 model: 13.6%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#168RBLouis JacksonNYG , GM George Young
#169DEKenny NeilNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#170WRRon JohnsonSEA , GM John Thompson
#171CBKevin DonnalleyARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#172SBill WhitakerGB , GM Bart Starr
#174STAlan DuncanPHI , GM Jim Murray
#175TERon BattleLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#176LBJeff SchuhCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#177CBJeff FisherCHI , GM Jim Finks
#178STObed AririIND , GM Dick Szymanski

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 10 picks

2017Brian AllenPIT , GM Kevin Colbert · Utah
2016Trey CaldwellCLE , GM Sashi Brown · La-Monroe
2011Byron MaxwellSEA , GM John Schneider · Clemson
2007Michael CoeIND , GM Bill Polian · Alabama St.
2004Von HutchinsIND , GM Bill Polian · Mississippi
2002Demarcus FagginsHOU , GM Charley Casserly · Kansas St.
1993Keshon JohnsonCHI , GM Bill Tobin · Arizona
1990Garry LewisLV , GM Al Davis · Alcorn St.
1988Gary RichardGB , GM Tom Braatz · Pittsburgh
1984Kevin RossKC , GM Jim Schaaf · Temple

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