CB · pick 70, First CB at #70 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping. (1980)

CB·pick 70

FIRST CB IN OUR WINDOW AT #70

LeRoy Irvin

Drafted by LAR , GM Don Klosterman · Kansas

1980 · round 3

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

CBs drafted at #70 in NFL history

most recent: Andru Phillips (NYG, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a cornerback at #70 a 7.3% chance in 1980.

Cornerback at #70, 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: 14.3%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#65STJim MillerSF , GM John McVay
#66RBJames HadnotKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#67TEMark BrammerBUF , GM Stew Barber
#68OGBrent BoydMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#69LBLance MehlNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#71OGJohn SchmedingBUF , GM Stew Barber
#72LBCliff OdomCLE , GM Art Modell/staff
#73DTSteve McMichaelNE , GM Bucko Kilroy
#75DEBill BarnettMIA , GM Don Shula
#76LBScot BrantleyTB , GM Phil Krueger

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2024Andru PhillipsNYG , GM Joe Schoen · Kentucky
2013Blidi Wreh-WilsonTEN , GM Ruston Webster · Connecticut
2006Ashton YoubotyBUF , GM Marv Levy · Ohio St.
2004Joey ThomasGB , GM Mike Sherman · Montana St.
1985Sean ThomasCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · TCU

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