S · pick 24 — first ever safety at #24 (1998)

S·pick 24

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #24

Shaun Williams

Drafted by NYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · UCLA

1998

safeties drafted at #24 in NFL history

most recent: Brandon Meriweather (NE, 2007)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a safety at #24 a 7.0% chance in 1998.

Safety at #24, 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: 13.2% · 2027 model: 3.4%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#19DEVonnie HollidayGB — GM Ron Wolf
#20CBTerry FairDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#21WRRandy MossMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#22STebucky JonesNE — GM Bobby Grier
#23OGMo CollinsLV — GM Al Davis era
#25SDonovin DariusJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#26OGAlan FanecaPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#27OTVictor RileyKC — GM Carl Peterson
#28CBR.W. McQuartersSF — GM Carmen Policy
#29RBJohn AveryMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2007Brandon MeriweatherNE — GM Bill Belichick · Miami (FL)
2002Ed ReedBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Miami (FL)

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