S · pick 177 — first ever safety at #177 (1974)

S·pick 177

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #177

Ken Sawyer

Drafted by CIN · Syracuse

1974

safeties drafted at #177 in NFL history

most recent: Saquan Hampton (NO, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a safety at #177 a 8.5% chance in 1974.

Safety at #177, 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: 13.9% · 2027 model: 5.3%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #177

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.

1969James HawkinsLAR · Nebraska

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#172DEHegge, LeroyLeroy HeggeKC
#173OTJim CoodeATL
#174WRFreddie ScottIND
#175STGarcia, RodRod GarciaLV
#176LBNester, RaymondRaymond NesterDAL
#178LBMaury DamkrogerNE
#179TEGarske, ScottScott GarskePIT
#180LBMike VartyWAS
#181RBTabron, FredFred TabronMIN
#182OGSullivan, JoeJoe SullivanMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2019Saquan HamptonNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Rutgers
2009Don CareyCLE — GM George Kokinis · Norfolk St.
2008Corey LynchCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Appalachian St.
1996Anthony DorsettTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Pittsburgh
1979Judson FlintNE · Memphis State
1977Chris GolubKC · Kansas

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