S · pick 228 — first ever safety at #228 (2002)

S·pick 228

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #228

Chris Young

Drafted by DEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Georgia Tech

2002

safeties drafted at #228 in NFL history

most recent: VJ Payne (NYJ, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2001, the model gave a safety at #228 a 9.1% chance in 2002.

Safety at #228, 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: 17.0% · 2027 model: 5.5%

Surrounding picks · 2002 draft

#223TEMike BanksARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#224DEDerrius MonroeNO — GM Mickey Loomis
#225WRDarrell HillTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#226WRDaryl JonesNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#227OTJoaquin GonzalezCLE — GM Butch Davis
#229DEStylez G. WhiteHOU — GM Charley Casserly
#230CJeff GrauWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato
#231DTMonsanto PopeDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#232QBJeff KellySEA — GM Mike Holmgren
#233CBTim WansleyTB — GM Rich McKay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2026VJ PayneNYJ · Kansas St.
2022Tariq CarpenterGB — GM Brian Gutekunst · Georgia Tech
2008Chris ChamberlainLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt · Tulsa
2006Jarrad PageKC — GM Carl Peterson · UCLA

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