S · pick 172 — first ever safety at #172 (1981)

S·pick 172

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #172

Bill Whitaker

Drafted by GB — GM Bart Starr · Missouri

1981

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 WilliamsNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#168RBLouis JacksonNYG — GM George Young
#169DEKenny NeilNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#170WRRon JohnsonSEA — GM John Thompson
#171CBKevin DonnalleyARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#173CBRon FellowsDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#174STAlan DuncanPHI — GM Jim Murray
#175TERon BattleLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#176LBJeff SchuhCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#177CBJeff FisherCHI — GM Jim Finks

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Lorenzo Styles Jr.NO · Ohio St.
1993Will WhiteARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Florida
1983Myron DupreeDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff · North Carolina Central

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