S · pick 231 — first ever safety at #231 (1998)

S·pick 231

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #231

Corey Gaines

Drafted by IND — GM Bill Polian · Tennessee

1998

safeties drafted at #231 in NFL history

most recent: Jamarca Sanford (MIN, 2009)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a safety at #231 a 9.2% chance in 1998.

Safety at #231, 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: 17.2% · 2027 model: 5.6%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#226SPat TillmanARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#227OGAntonio FlemingDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#228WRJim TurnerCAR — GM Dom Anile
#229CKevin LongTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#230DEVincent AmeyLV — GM Al Davis era
#232QBMoses MorenoCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#233RBRon JanesARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#234WRKio SanfordLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#235DEDavid SandersLV — GM Al Davis era
#236DEJason ChorakLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2009Jamarca SanfordMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Mississippi
2005Hamza AbdullahTB — GM Bruce Allen · Washington St.
2000Clifton BlackLV — GM Al Davis era · Texas St.

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