CB · pick 81, First CB at #81 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, CB grouping. (1970)

CB·pick 81

FIRST CB IN OUR WINDOW AT #81

Curtis Johnson

Drafted by MIA · Toledo

1970 · round unknown

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

CBs drafted at #81 in NFL history

most recent: Cordale Flott (NYG, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a cornerback at #81 a 6.3% chance in 1970.

Cornerback at #81, 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: 13.9% · 2027 model: 13.9%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#76DEGerald IronsLV
#77LBBurgoon, ChuckChuck BurgoonMIN
#78CBDavid HadleyKC
#79OTLynn LarsonCHI
#80OTEd GeorgePIT
#82DEJerome GanttBUF
#84OTReed, PaulPaul ReedATL
#85OGStevens, JoeJoe StevensCIN
#86DTGreg LensARI
#87WRVic WashingtonSF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2022Cordale FlottNYG , GM Joe Schoen · LSU
2017Fabian MoreauWAS , GM Bruce Allen · UCLA
2011DeMarcus Van DykeLV , GM Al Davis era · Miami (FL)
1983Jimmy TurnerCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · UCLA
1972Bernard JacksonCIN · Washington State

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