S · pick 224 — first ever safety at #224 (1997)

S·pick 224

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #224

Omar Stoutmire

Drafted by DAL — GM Jerry Jones · Fresno St.

1997

safeties drafted at #224 in NFL history

most recent: Robert Spears-Jennings (PIT, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a safety at #224 a 8.1% chance in 1997.

Safety at #224, 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: 16.6% · 2027 model: 5.5%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#218LBToran JamesLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#220LBArtie UlmerMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#221LBJon HesseJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#222SChris BayneATL — GM Harold Richardson
#223WRMike AdamsPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#225SByron CapersPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#226TEPat FitzgeraldBUF — GM John Butler
#227CBDeAuntae BrownPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#228TEKris MangumCAR — GM Bill Polian
#229DTJason FergusonNYJ — GM Bill Parcells

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2026Robert Spears-JenningsPIT · Oklahoma
2023DeMarcco HellamsATL — GM Terry Fontenot · Alabama
2021JaCoby StevensPHI — GM Howie Roseman · LSU
2007Michael JohnsonNYG — GM Jerry Reese · Arizona
1999JoJuan ArmourLV — GM Al Davis era · Miami (OH)

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