S · pick 157 — first ever safety at #157 (1971)

S·pick 157

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #157

Don Martin

Drafted by LV · Yale

1971

safeties drafted at #157 in NFL history

most recent: Daniel Thomas (JAX, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a safety at #157 a 6.2% chance in 1971.

Safety at #157, 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 #157

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.

1972Stepaniak, RalphRalph StepaniakBUF · Notre Dame
1968Dave MartinPHI · Notre Dame

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#152WRFranklin, HermanHerman FranklinDET
#153WRBresler, AlAl BreslerSF
#154SNeely, WyckWyck NeelyPHI
#155WRMaier, SteveSteve MaierDAL
#156DTKen FrithIND
#158OGLarry DiNardoNO
#159LBPhil CroyleTEN
#160WRBob ChandlerBUF
#161WRHarold CarmichaelPHI
#162DTScott PalmerNYJ

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2020Daniel ThomasJAX — GM David Caldwell · Auburn
2009Victor HarrisPHI — GM Tom Heckert · Virginia Tech
2005Gerald SensabaughJAX — GM James Harris · North Carolina
2002Jermaine PhillipsTB — GM Rich McKay · Georgia
1989Bo OrlandoTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · West Virginia
1987Sonny GordonCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Ohio St.
1982Durwood RoquemoreKC — GM Jim Schaaf · Texas A&M-Kingsville

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