S · pick 156 — first ever safety at #156 (1980)

S·pick 156

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #156

Mike Guess

Drafted by CHI — GM Jim Finks · Ohio St.

1980

safeties drafted at #156 in NFL history

most recent: Mark LeGree (SEA, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a safety at #156 a 7.2% chance in 1980.

Safety at #156, 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: 13.5% · 2027 model: 5.3%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #156

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.

1972Bolden, CharlesCharles BoldenDAL · Iowa

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#151RBLaRue HarringtonLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#152DETom SchrempNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#153DEMark McNealSEA — GM John Thompson
#154RBMike GumanLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#155LBFarley BellWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#157OGKeith BishopDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#158WREugene ByrdMIA — GM Don Shula
#159LBAndrew MelontreeCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#160WRPreston BrownNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#161OTGreg MurthaPHI — GM Jim Murray

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2011Mark LeGreeSEA — GM John Schneider · Appalachian St.
1998Scott McGarrahanGB — GM Ron Wolf · New Mexico
1993Tim WatsonGB — GM Ron Wolf · Howard

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