S · pick 14 — first ever safety at #14 (1980)

S·pick 14

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #14

Roland James

Drafted by NE — GM Bucko Kilroy · Tennessee

1980

safeties drafted at #14 in NFL history

most recent: Kyle Hamilton (BAL, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a safety at #14 a 3.8% chance in 1980.

Safety at #14, 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: 12.4% · 2027 model: 3.3%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#9DEDoug MartinMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#10DEJacob GreenSEA — GM John Thompson
#11OGBrad BuddeKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#12OTStan BrockNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#13RBEarl CooperSF — GM John McVay
#15QBMarc WilsonLV — GM Al Davis
#16OGJim RitcherBUF — GM Stew Barber
#17CBJohnnie JohnsonLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#18WRArt MonkWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#19LBOtis WilsonCHI — GM Jim Finks

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2022Kyle HamiltonBAL — GM Eric DeCosta · Notre Dame
2016Karl JosephLV — GM Reggie McKenzie · West Virginia
2010Earl ThomasSEA — GM John Schneider · Texas
2009Malcolm JenkinsNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Ohio St.

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