S · pick 144 — first ever safety at #144 (1987)

S·pick 144

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #144

Steve Gage

Drafted by WAS — GM Bobby Beathard · Tulsa

1987

safeties drafted at #144 in NFL history

most recent: Marvell Tell III (IND, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1986, the model gave a safety at #144 a 7.1% chance in 1987.

Safety at #144, 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: 13.6% · 2027 model: 5.2%

Surrounding picks · 1987 draft

#139STGreg HorneCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#140OGPaul O'ConnorNYG — GM George Young
#141DTTim JohnsonPIT — GM Dick Haley
#142SFreddie RobinsonIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#143RBSteve BartaloTB — GM Phil Krueger
#145WRWillie MarshallGB — GM Tom Braatz
#146DTMark GaralczykARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#147LBAl SmithTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#148LBDanny LockettDET — GM Russ Thomas
#149LBRon MotenPHI — GM Harry Gamble

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2019Marvell Tell IIIIND — GM Chris Ballard · USC
2015Mykkele ThompsonNYG — GM Jerry Reese · Texas
2011Shiloh KeoHOU — GM Rick Smith · Idaho
2010Sherrick McManisHOU — GM Rick Smith · Northwestern
2007Brandon HarrisonHOU — GM Rick Smith · Stanford
1996Greg MyersCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Colorado St.
1994Marvin GoodwinPHI — GM Harry Gamble · UCLA
1990John MangumCHI — GM Bill Tobin · Alabama

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