CB · pick 64, First CB at #64 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping. (1981)

CB·pick 64

FIRST CB IN OUR WINDOW AT #64

John Simmons

Drafted by CIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · SMU

1981 · round 3

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

CBs drafted at #64 in NFL history

most recent: Renardo Green (SF, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a cornerback at #64 a 7.2% chance in 1981.

Cornerback at #64, 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: 14.4% · 2027 model: 14.4%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#59WRJohn MistlerNYG , GM George Young
#60DTBen RudolphNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#61CBJeff GriffinARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#62STRay StachowiczGB , GM Bart Starr
#63DTGreg MeisnerLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#65SCarlton WilliamsonSF , GM John McVay
#66DERobert CobbLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#67WRKen MargerumCHI , GM Jim Finks
#68OTRandy Van DivierIND , GM Dick Szymanski
#69OGRuss GrimmWAS , GM Bobby Beathard

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2024Renardo GreenSF , GM John Lynch · Florida St.
2013Dwayne GratzJAX , GM David Caldwell · Connecticut
2002Travis FisherLAR , GM Charley Armey · Central Florida
2000Lloyd HarrisonWAS , GM Vinny Cerrato · North Carolina St.
1986Tim McKyerSF , GM John McVay · Texas-Arlington

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