S · pick 44 — first ever safety at #44 (1990)

S·pick 44

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #44

Vince Buck

Drafted by NO — GM Jim Finks · Central State (OH)

1990

safeties drafted at #44 in NFL history

most recent: Grant Delpit (CLE, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1989, the model gave a safety at #44 a 7.4% chance in 1990.

Safety at #44, 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: 14.5% · 2027 model: 3.8%

Surrounding picks · 1990 draft

#39OGKeith SimsMIA — GM Don Shula
#40CTim GrunhardKC — GM Carl Peterson
#41DTJeff AlmTEN — GM Mike Holovak
#42RBCarwell GardnerBUF — GM Bill Polian
#43DEKenny DavidsonPIT — GM Dick Haley
#45RBLeroy HoardCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#46LBAndre CollinsWAS — GM Charley Casserly
#47DEDennis BrownSF — GM John McVay
#48SLeRoy ButlerGB — GM Tom Braatz
#49SPat TerrellLAR — GM John Shaw

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2020Grant DelpitCLE — GM Andrew Berry · LSU
2004Bob SandersIND — GM Bill Polian · Iowa

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