S · pick 83 — first ever safety at #83 (1977)

S·pick 83

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #83

Tom Hannon

Drafted by MIN · Michigan State

1977

safeties drafted at #83 in NFL history

most recent: Anthony Smith (PIT, 2006)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a safety at #83 a 6.6% chance in 1977.

Safety at #83, 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: 4.7%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #83

A defensive back was drafted at this pick whose CB-vs-S couldn't be confirmed (raw position label "DB" only). With further research one of these picks may turn out to be the actual draftigami at this cell.

1970Eddie RayNE · LSU

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#78LBKurt AllermanARI
#79RBWendell TylerLAR
#80RBTerdell MiddletonARI
#81OGVal BelcherDAL
#82CBBrown, SidneySidney BrownNE
#84RBRob CarpenterTEN
#85TERick WalkerCIN
#86DTDean, JimmyJimmy DeanBUF
#87CJohn YarnoSEA
#88OTMike VaughanNYG

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2006Anthony SmithPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Syracuse
1986Craig SwoopeTB — GM Phil Krueger · Illinois

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