S · pick 244 — first ever safety at #244 (2001)

S·pick 244

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #244

Robert Carswell

Drafted by LAC — GM John Butler · Clemson

2001

safeties drafted at #244 in NFL history

most recent: Cole Wisniewski (PHI, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2000, the model gave a safety at #244 a 8.3% chance in 2001.

Safety at #244, 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: 18.7% · 2027 model: 5.6%

Surrounding picks · 2001 draft

#239LBT.J. TurnerNE — GM Bill Belichick
#240DTJohn NixDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#241DTRandy ChevrierJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#242OTChar-ron DorseyDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#243DTTerdell SandsKC — GM Carl Peterson
#245WRAndre KingCLE — GM Dwight Clark
#246TETevita OfahengaueARI — GM Bob Ferguson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2026Cole WisniewskiPHI · Texas Tech
2016Jayron KearseMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Clemson
2013Zeke MottaATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · Notre Dame
2010Kurt ColemanPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Ohio St.
2003Norman LeJeunePHI — GM Andy Reid · LSU

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