S · pick 126 — first ever safety at #126 (1971)

S·pick 126

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #126

Ralph Anderson

Drafted by PIT · West Texas A&M

1971

safeties drafted at #126 in NFL history

most recent: Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (DAL, 2010)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a safety at #126 a 6.2% chance in 1971.

Safety at #126, 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: 13.7% · 2027 model: 5.1%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #126

A defensive back was drafted at this pick whose CB-vs-S couldn't be confirmed (raw position label "DB" only). With further research one of these picks may turn out to be the actual draftigami at this cell.

1983Matt Vanden BoomBUF · Wisconsin

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#121LBWallace, RockyRocky WallaceARI
#122LBGeorge WellsSF
#123TEBob MooreLV
#124LBJim StillwagonGB
#125OGNewell, PetePete NewellDET
#127LBMarty HuffSF
#128LBBrister, FredFred BristerPIT
#129LBRon KadzielDAL
#130TEJohn AndrewsIND
#131TEHardt, DavidDavid HardtNE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2010Akwasi Owusu-AnsahDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Indiana (PA)
2007Dashon GoldsonSF — GM Scot McCloughan · Washington
2000Gary BerryGB — GM Ron Wolf · Ohio St.
1999Johndale CartyATL — GM Harold Richardson · Utah St.
1984Tom FlynnGB — GM Forrest Gregg · Pittsburgh
1976Don DufekSEA · Michigan
1972Davies, BobBob DaviesNO · South Carolina

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