CB · pick 44, First CB at #44 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping. (1981)

CB·pick 44

FIRST CB IN OUR WINDOW AT #44

Anthony Washington

Drafted by PIT , GM Dick Haley · Fresno St.

1981 · round 2

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

CBs drafted at #44 in NFL history

most recent: Julius Brents (IND, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a cornerback at #44 a 7.5% chance in 1981.

Cornerback at #44, 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: 14.9% · 2027 model: 14.6%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#39WRMardye McDoleMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#40CBEric WrightSF , GM John McVay
#41RBJoe DelaneyKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#42TEClay BrownDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#43LBJim CollinsLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#45LBRobin SendleinMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#46DECurtis GreenDET , GM Russ Thomas
#47RBTony CollinsNE , GM Bucko Kilroy
#48DEHowie LongLV , GM Al Davis
#49SChris WilliamsBUF , GM Stew Barber

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2023Julius BrentsIND , GM Chris Ballard · Kansas St.
2021Kelvin JosephDAL , GM Jerry Jones · Kentucky
1998Patrick SurtainMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson · Southern Miss
1997Sam MadisonMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson · Louisville
1996Tory JamesDEN , GM Mike Shanahan · LSU
1986Mark CollinsNYG , GM George Young · Cal State-Fullerton
1983Cedric MackARI , GM Bill Bidwill · Baylor

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