S · pick 101 — first ever safety at #101 (1984)

S·pick 101

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #101

Martin Bayless

Drafted by ARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Bowling Green

1984

safeties drafted at #101 in NFL history

most recent: Jaylen Watkins (PHI, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1983, the model gave a safety at #101 a 6.3% chance in 1984.

Safety at #101, 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: 13.4% · 2027 model: 4.9%

Surrounding picks · 1984 draft

#96OTRickey BoldenCLE — GM Art Modell/staff
#97CJoel HilgenbergNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#98OTTom AndrewsCHI — GM Jerry Vainisi
#99LBJohn DorseyGB — GM Forrest Gregg
#100CBPatrick AllenTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#102RBJimmy SmithWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#103RBGeorge WonsleyIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#104WRBrian BrennanCLE — GM Art Modell/staff
#105LBGary ReasonsNYG — GM George Young
#106RBDave D'AddioDET — GM Russ Thomas

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2014Jaylen WatkinsPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Florida
2012Omar BoldenDEN — GM John Elway · Arizona St.
2006Darnell BingLV — GM Al Davis era · USC
1990Harlon BarnettCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi · Michigan St.

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