S · pick 253 — first ever safety at #253 (2007)

S·pick 253

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #253

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Drafted by CIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Notre Dame

2007

safeties drafted at #253 in NFL history

most recent: Russ Yeast (LAR, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2006, the model gave a safety at #253 a 6.8% chance in 2007.

Safety at #253, 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: 20.0% · 2027 model: 5.7%

Surrounding picks · 2007 draft

#248DTKeith JacksonLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt
#249WRDerek StanleyLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt
#250RBAhmad BradshawNYG — GM Jerry Reese
#251LBChad NkangJAX — GM James Harris
#252OTAndrew CarnahanJAX — GM James Harris
#254WRJonathan HollandLV — GM Al Davis era
#255CBRamzee RobinsonDET — GM Matt Millen

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2022Russ YeastLAR — GM Les Snead · Kansas St.

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