S · pick 35 — first ever safety at #35 (1977)

S·pick 35

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #35

Mike Davis

Drafted by LV · Colorado

1977

safeties drafted at #35 in NFL history

most recent: Tony Parrish (CHI, 1998)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a safety at #35 a 5.3% chance in 1977.

Safety at #35, 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: 14.3% · 2027 model: 3.6%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#30OTTom LynchSEA
#31SNolan CromwellLAR
#32WRJohnny PerkinsNYG
#33WRWesley WalkerNYJ
#34DTMike FultzNO
#36OGR. C. ThielemannATL
#37RBTony ReedKC
#38OGGeorge ReihnerTEN
#39OTGreg KochGB
#40DTBob BaumhowerMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

1998Tony ParrishCHI — GM Mark Hatley · Washington
1988Anthony NewmanLAR — GM John Shaw · Oregon
1983Wes HopkinsPHI — GM Jim Murray · SMU

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