CB · pick 3, First CB at #3 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping. (1991)

CB·pick 3

FIRST CB IN OUR WINDOW AT #3

Bruce Pickens

Drafted by ATL , GM Ken Herock · Nebraska

1991 · round 1

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

CBs drafted at #3 in NFL history

most recent: Derek Stingley Jr. (HOU, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1990, the model gave a cornerback at #3 a 4.5% chance in 1991.

Cornerback at #3, 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: 9.7% · 2027 model: 8.8%

Surrounding picks · 1991 draft

#1DTRussell MarylandDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#2SEric TurnerCLE , GM Bill Belichick
#4LBMike CroelDEN , GM John Beake
#5CBTodd LyghtLAR , GM John Shaw
#6DTEric SwannARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#7OTCharles McRaeTB , GM Phil Krueger
#8OTAntone DavisPHI , GM Harry Gamble

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2022Derek Stingley Jr.HOU , GM Nick Caserio · LSU
2020Jeff OkudahDET , GM Bob Quinn · Ohio St.
1997Shawn SpringsSEA , GM Mike Allman · Ohio St.

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