S · pick 96 — first ever safety at #96 (1975)

S·pick 96

FIRST S EVER DRAFTED AT #96

Randy Hughes

Drafted by DAL · Oklahoma

1975

safeties drafted at #96 in NFL history

most recent: Nick Cross (IND, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a safety at #96 a 7.1% chance in 1975.

Safety at #96, 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: 13.4% · 2027 model: 4.8%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#90DEPat DonovanDAL
#91WRSteve BurksNE
#93DTLinford, PaulPaul LinfordIND
#94OTCraig HertwigDET
#95WRRick UpchurchDEN
#97RBStan FrittsCIN
#98CBRod PerryLAR
#99DEHall, CharlieCharlie HallNO
#100LBBruce EliaMIA
#101LBKenneth BernichLAC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2022Nick CrossIND — GM Chris Ballard · Maryland
2010Brandon GheeCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Wake Forest
1980Mike JollyNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff · Michigan

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