S · pick 89 — first ever safety at #89 (1968)

S·pick 89

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #89

Mike Freeman

Drafted by MIN · Fresno State

1968

safeties drafted at #89 in NFL history

most recent: Tykee Smith (TB, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Safety at #89, 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: 13.5% · 2027 model: 4.7%

Surrounding picks · 1968 draft

#84SJess PhillipsCIN
#85RBDon FitzgeraldARI
#86DTWillie CrittendonNO
#87OTEdgar ChandlerBUF
#88RBR. C. GambleNE
#90TEMickey McCartyKC
#91LBGordon LambertDEN
#92RBBrendan McCarthyGB
#93LBEd MooneyDET
#94DTDennis CraneWAS

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2024Tykee SmithTB — GM Jason Licht · Georgia
2007Aaron RouseGB — GM Ted Thompson · Virginia Tech
2004Matt WarePHI — GM Andy Reid · UCLA
1997Chris CarterNE — GM Bobby Grier · Texas
1988Chuck CecilGB — GM Tom Braatz · Arizona
1984Randy RobbinsDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff · Arizona
1971Jerry MorreCHI · Arkansas

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