S · pick 148 — first ever safety at #148 (1971)

S·pick 148

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #148

Ray Brown

Drafted by ATL · West Texas State

1971

safeties drafted at #148 in NFL history

most recent: Marcus Allen (PIT, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a safety at #148 a 6.2% chance in 1971.

Safety at #148, 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 · 1971 draft

#143RBMayes, JacobJacob MayesLAC
#144DEDixon, JayJay DixonCLE
#145DEBill McKinleyBUF
#146CBKerry ReardonKC
#147WRMel GrayARI
#149LBGreg SloughLV
#150QBFrank HarrisDET
#151LBDennis ColemanMIA
#152WRFranklin, HermanHerman FranklinDET
#153WRBresler, AlAl BreslerSF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2018Marcus AllenPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Penn St.
2010Robert JohnsonTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt · Utah
2002Kevin McCadamATL — GM Harold Richardson · Colorado St.
1996Sean BoydMIN — GM Frank Gilliam · North Carolina
1989Thom KaumeyerLAR — GM John Shaw · Oregon
1986Domingo BryantPIT — GM Dick Haley · Texas A&M
1973Andre, PhilPhil AndreARI · Washington
1972Jackie WalkerSF · Tennessee

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