S · pick 71 — first ever safety at #71 (1994)

S·pick 71

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #71

Keith Lyle

Drafted by LAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · Virginia

1994

safeties drafted at #71 in NFL history

most recent: Darian Thompson (NYG, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1993, the model gave a safety at #71 a 8.6% chance in 1994.

Safety at #71, 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: 4.4%

Surrounding picks · 1994 draft

#66RBJeff CothranCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#67OTJason MathewsIND — GM Bill Tobin
#68WRTydus WinansWAS — GM Charley Casserly
#69TEHarold BishopTB — GM Phil Krueger
#70WRAndre ColemanLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#72CBAnthony PhillipsATL — GM Ken Herock
#73RBLamar SmithSEA — GM Tom Flores
#74DTJim FlaniganCHI — GM Rod Graves
#75DTRomeo BandisonCLE — GM Bill Belichick
#76CRich BrahamARI — GM Larry Wilson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2016Darian ThompsonNYG — GM Jerry Reese · Boise St.
2013T.J. McDonaldLAR — GM Les Snead · USC
2010Morgan BurnettGB — GM Ted Thompson · Georgia Tech
2001Bhawoh JueGB — GM Ron Wolf · Penn St.
1995Chris HudsonJAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Colorado

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