S · pick 139 — first ever safety at #139 (1980)

S·pick 139

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #139

Herb Williams

Drafted by SF — GM John McVay · Southern

1980

safeties drafted at #139 in NFL history

most recent: Deionte Thompson (ARI, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a safety at #139 a 6.8% chance in 1980.

Safety at #139, 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: 5.2%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#134LBJohn CorkerTEN — GM Bum Phillips
#135RBNate RiversPHI — GM Jim Murray
#136DTLaval ShortDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#137CBKenny JohnsonATL — GM Eddie LeBaron
#138OGCraig WolfleyPIT — GM Dick Haley
#140OTChris DieterichDET — GM Russ Thomas
#141CBJo HeathCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#142DTBill AckerARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#143OTKarl SwankeGB — GM Bart Starr
#144CChris FooteIND — GM Dick Szymanski

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2019Deionte ThompsonARI — GM Steve Keim · Alabama
2012Robert BlantonMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Notre Dame
1992Matt DarbyBUF — GM Bill Polian · UCLA
1984Jeff FullerSF — GM John McVay · Texas A&M

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