S · pick 79 — first ever safety at #79 (1975)

S·pick 79

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #79

Robert Giblin

Drafted by NYG · Houston

1975

safeties drafted at #79 in NFL history

most recent: JT Woods (LAC, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a safety at #79 a 6.7% chance in 1975.

Safety at #79, 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 · 1975 draft

#74DTWayne BakerSF
#75LBGerald HillMIA
#76RBLouis CarterLV
#77LBBo HarrisCIN
#78TEWalter WhitePIT
#80WRMarshall JohnsonIND
#81OGJohn NesselATL
#82CBTony PetersCLE
#83CBVirgil LiversCHI
#85DECleveland ElamSF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2022JT WoodsLAC — GM Tom Telesco · Baylor
2014Terrence BrooksBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Florida St.
2012Brandon HardinCHI — GM Phil Emery · Oregon St.

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