S·pick 172
Bill Whitaker
Drafted by GB — GM Bart Starr · Missouri
1981
4
safeties drafted at #172 in NFL history
most recent: Lorenzo Styles Jr. (NO, 2026)
How rare was this draftigami?
Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a safety at #172 a 7.7% chance in 1981.
Safety at #172, 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: 5.3%
Surrounding picks · 1981 draft
- #167WRKevin Williams
- #168RBLouis Jackson
- #169DEKenny Neil
- #170WRRon Johnson
- #171CBKevin Donnalley
- #173CBRon Fellows
- #174STAlan Duncan
- #175TERon Battle
- #176LBJeff Schuh
- #177CBJeff Fisher
Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks
- 2026Lorenzo Styles Jr.
- 1993Will White
- 1983Myron Dupree