S · pick 77 — first ever safety at #77 (1977)

S·pick 77

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #77

Keith King

Drafted by LAC · Colorado State

1977

safeties drafted at #77 in NFL history

most recent: Hank Poteat (PIT, 2000)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a safety at #77 a 6.4% chance in 1977.

Safety at #77, 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: 13.6% · 2027 model: 4.6%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#72DETank MarshallNYJ
#73WRJohn KimbroughBUF
#74OGScribner, RickRick ScribnerGB
#75WRJim SmithPIT
#76RBMike VoightCIN
#78LBKurt AllermanARI
#79RBWendell TylerLAR
#80RBTerdell MiddletonARI
#81OGVal BelcherDAL
#82CBBrown, SidneySidney BrownNE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2000Hank PoteatPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Pittsburgh
1993Mike ReidPHI — GM Harry Gamble · North Carolina St.
1992Corey HarrisTEN — GM Mike Holovak · Vanderbilt
1989Bubba McDowellTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · Miami (FL)

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