S · pick 57 — first ever safety at #57 (1976)

S·pick 57

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #57

Eddie Lewis

Drafted by SF · Kansas

1976

safeties drafted at #57 in NFL history

most recent: T.J. Green (IND, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a safety at #57 a 5.8% chance in 1976.

Safety at #57, 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: 14.0% · 2027 model: 4.1%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#52OTJoe DevlinBUF
#53LBRon McCartneyLAR
#54WRSammy WhiteMIN
#55OGJim EidsonDAL
#56CFiles, JamesJames FilesPIT
#58RBSherman SmithSEA
#59WRSteve RaibleSEA
#60DTDewey SelmonTB
#61OTSteve YoungTB
#62DEJeff LloydSEA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2016T.J. GreenIND — GM Ryan Grigson · Clemson
2013D.J. SwearingerHOU — GM Rick Smith · South Carolina
2002Jon McGrawNYJ — GM Terry Bradway · Kansas St.
2000Deon GrantCAR — GM Dom Anile · Tennessee
1994Van MaloneDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Texas

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