CB · pick 38, First CB at #38 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping. (1986)

CB·pick 38

FIRST CB IN OUR WINDOW AT #38

Lewis Billups

Drafted by CIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · North Alabama

1986 · round 2

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

CBs drafted at #38 in NFL history

most recent: Treydan Stukes (LV, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1985, the model gave a cornerback at #38 a 9.5% chance in 1986.

Cornerback at #38, 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: 14.5%

Surrounding picks · 1986 draft

#33RBDarryl ClackDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#34WRErnest GivinsTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg
#35LBDino HackettKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#36DTGerald WilliamsPIT , GM Dick Haley
#37RBAnthony ToneyPHI , GM Harry Gamble
#39DELarry RobertsSF , GM John McVay
#40LBKevin MurphyTB , GM Phil Krueger
#41RBKenneth DavisGB , GM Forrest Gregg
#42DTMike RuthNE , GM Patrick Sullivan
#43WRWebster SlaughterCLE , GM Ernie Accorsi

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2026Treydan StukesLV · Arizona
2016Xavien HowardMIA , GM Chris Grier · Baylor
2005Stanford RouttLV , GM Al Davis era · Houston
2004Ricardo ColcloughPIT , GM Kevin Colbert · Tusculum
1991Darryll LewisTEN , GM Mike Holovak · Arizona
1987Delton HallPIT , GM Dick Haley · Clemson

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