S · pick 179 — first ever safety at #179 (1976)

S·pick 179

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #179

Tom Marvaso

Drafted by WAS · Cincinnati

1976

safeties drafted at #179 in NFL history

most recent: David Young (JAX, 2003)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a safety at #179 a 7.5% chance in 1976.

Safety at #179, 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%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#173OTTodd SimonsenTEN
#174RBGary DavisMIA
#175RBDarnell PowellBUF
#176TENelson, OrlandoOrlando NelsonCIN
#177QBScott BullSF
#180SEgerdahl, TerryTerry EgerdahlMIN
#181OTMcGuire, GregGreg McGuireDAL
#182RBJack DeloplainePIT
#183QBParnell DickinsonTB
#184DTDixon, DickDick DixonSEA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2003David YoungJAX — GM James Harris · Georgia Southern
1987Gene AtkinsNO — GM Jim Finks · Florida A&M
1980Bud HebertNYG — GM George Young · Oklahoma

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