S · pick 65 — first ever safety at #65 (1981)

S·pick 65

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #65

Carlton Williamson

Drafted by SF — GM John McVay · Pittsburgh

1981

safeties drafted at #65 in NFL history

most recent: Andre Cisco (JAX, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a safety at #65 a 5.3% chance in 1981.

Safety at #65, 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: 13.8% · 2027 model: 4.3%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#60DTBen RudolphNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#61CBJeff GriffinARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#62STRay StachowiczGB — GM Bart Starr
#63DTGreg MeisnerLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#64CBJohn SimmonsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#66DERobert CobbLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#67WRKen MargerumCHI — GM Jim Finks
#68OTRandy Van DivierIND — GM Dick Szymanski
#69OGRuss GrimmWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#70TEMarvin HarveyKC — GM Jim Schaaf

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2021Andre CiscoJAX — GM Trent Baalke · Syracuse
1999Cory HallCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Fresno St.
1993Ray BuchananIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · Louisville
1982Benny PerrinARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Alabama

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