S · pick 140 — first ever safety at #140 (1970)

S·pick 140

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #140

Easley, MelMel Easley

Drafted by NO · Oregon State

1970

safeties drafted at #140 in NFL history

most recent: Derek Pagel (NYJ, 2003)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a safety at #140 a 7.3% chance in 1970.

Safety at #140, 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%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #140

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.

1972Perfetti, MikeMike PerfettiATL · Minnesota

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#135STGrant GuthrieBUF
#136OTManuel, JamesJames ManuelARI
#137SSandy DurkoCIN
#138QBRusty ClarkSF
#139OTJeff CurchinCHI
#141TEJohn MosierDEN
#142WRDuane MillerNYG
#143RBMack HerronATL
#144CBBenny JohnsonTEN
#145CBErvin HuntGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2003Derek PagelNYJ — GM Terry Bradway · Iowa
2002Bobby GrayCHI — GM Jerry Angelo · Louisiana Tech
1995Mike ScurlockLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · Arizona
1994Myron BellPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Michigan St.
1991David KeyNE — GM Sam Jankovich · Michigan

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