S · pick 236 — first ever safety at #236 (1997)

S·pick 236

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #236

Ralph Staten

Drafted by BAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Alabama

1997

safeties drafted at #236 in NFL history

most recent: Vernon Scott (GB, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a safety at #236 a 8.0% chance in 1997.

Safety at #236, 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: 17.7% · 2027 model: 5.6%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#231RBJerald SowellGB — GM Ron Wolf
#232WRMarcus HarrisDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#233DEMarvin ThomasCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#234QBWally RichardsonBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#235WRMatthew HatchetteMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#237QBTony CorbinLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#238DTLeland TaylorBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#239LBRichard JordanDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#240QBRon McAdaGB — GM Ron Wolf

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2020Vernon ScottGB — GM Brian Gutekunst · TCU
2004Rashad WashingtonNYJ — GM Terry Bradway · Kansas St.
2000Erik OlsonJAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Colorado St.

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