S · pick 26 — first ever safety at #26 (1991)

S·pick 26

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #26

Henry Jones

Drafted by BUF — GM Bill Polian · Illinois

1991

safeties drafted at #26 in NFL history

most recent: Devin Bush Sr. (ATL, 1995)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1990, the model gave a safety at #26 a 6.7% chance in 1991.

Safety at #26, 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: 13.5% · 2027 model: 3.4%

Surrounding picks · 1991 draft

#21RBHarvey WilliamsKC — GM Carl Peterson
#22OTStan ThomasCHI — GM Bill Tobin
#23WRRandal HillMIA — GM Don Shula
#24QBTodd MarinovichLV — GM Al Davis
#25DTTed WashingtonSF — GM John McVay
#27RBJarrod BunchNYG — GM George Young
#28SMike DumasTEN — GM Mike Holovak
#29OGEd KingCLE — GM Bill Belichick
#30TEReggie JohnsonDEN — GM John Beake
#31LBRoman PhiferLAR — GM John Shaw

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

1995Devin Bush Sr.ATL — GM Ken Herock · Florida St.

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