S · pick 25 — first ever safety at #25 (1989)

S·pick 25

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #25

Louis Oliver

Drafted by MIA — GM Don Shula · Florida

1989

safeties drafted at #25 in NFL history

most recent: Dillon Thieneman (CHI, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1988, the model gave a safety at #25 a 5.9% chance in 1989.

Safety at #25, 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: 13.4% · 2027 model: 3.4%

Surrounding picks · 1989 draft

#20SSteve AtwaterDEN — GM John Beake
#21DEBill HawkinsLAR — GM John Shaw
#22WRAndre RisonIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#23OTDavid WilliamsTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#24OGTom RickettsPIT — GM Dick Haley
#26RBCleveland GaryLAR — GM John Shaw
#27WRShawn CollinsATL — GM Ken Herock
#28LBKeith DeLongSF — GM John McVay
#29OGSteve WisniewskiDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#30WRJohn FordDET — GM Chuck Schmidt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2026Dillon ThienemanCHI · Oregon
2017Jabrill PeppersCLE — GM Sashi Brown · Michigan
1999Antuan EdwardsGB — GM Ron Wolf · Clemson
1998Donovin DariusJAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Syracuse

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