CB · pick 188, First CB at #188 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping. (1980)

CB·pick 188

FIRST CB IN OUR WINDOW AT #188

Terrell Ward

Drafted by PHI , GM Jim Murray · San Diego St.

1980 · round 7

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

CBs drafted at #188 in NFL history

most recent: Simeon Thomas (CLE, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a cornerback at #188 a 6.4% chance in 1980.

Cornerback at #188, 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: 14.3% · 2027 model: 13.0%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#183WREmanuel TolbertCHI , GM Jim Finks
#184OGJohn HavekostDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#185TEJoe RoseMIA , GM Don Shula
#186OGJim LeonardTB , GM Phil Krueger
#187OGMelvin JonesWAS , GM Bobby Beathard
#189RBLester BrownDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#190RBBennie LeverettNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#191STStuart DoddsLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#192RBGerry EllisLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#193WRNate JohnsonPIT , GM Dick Haley

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2018Simeon ThomasCLE , GM John Dorsey · Louisiana
2014E.J. GainesLAR , GM Les Snead · Missouri
2011Chris RuckerIND , GM Bill Polian · Michigan St.
2009Brice McCainHOU , GM Rick Smith · Utah
1982Hollis HallLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer · Clemson

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