S · pick 28 — first ever safety at #28 (1972)

S·pick 28

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #28

Ralph McGill

Drafted by SF · Tulsa

1972

safeties drafted at #28 in NFL history

most recent: Terrell Edmunds (PIT, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a safety at #28 a 4.2% chance in 1972.

Safety at #28, 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: 13.7% · 2027 model: 3.4%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#23RBJeff KinneyKC
#24DELarry JacobsonNYG
#25DTMike KadishMIA
#26RBBill ThomasDAL
#27OGReggie McKenzieBUF
#29STommy CasanovaCIN
#30RBJim BertelsenLAR
#31LBWillie HallNO
#32LBMark ArnesonARI
#33OTKelvin KorverLV

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2018Terrell EdmundsPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Virginia Tech
2001Derrick GibsonLV — GM Al Davis era · Florida St.
1996Jerome WoodsKC — GM Carl Peterson · Memphis
1992Darryl WilliamsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Miami (FL)
1991Mike DumasTEN — GM Mike Holovak · Indiana

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