ST · pick 56 — first ever specialist at #56 (1992)

ST·pick 56

FIRST ST EVER DRAFTED AT #56

Jason Hanson

Drafted by DET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Washington St.

1992

STs drafted at #56 in NFL history

most recent: Todd Sauerbrun (CHI, 1995)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1991, the model gave a specialist at #56 a 1.9% chance in 1992.

Specialist at #56, 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: 4.7% · 2027 model: 0.4%

Surrounding picks · 1992 draft

#51DEChuck SmithATL — GM Ken Herock
#52WRPatrick RoweCLE — GM Bill Belichick
#53DETracy ScrogginsDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#54DTShane DronettDEN — GM John Beake
#55DTJames PattonBUF — GM Bill Polian
#57DTMarc BoutteLAR — GM John Shaw
#58CBClayton HolmesDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#59DTMark WheelerTB — GM Phil Krueger
#60WRTodd KinchenLAR — GM John Shaw
#61CEd CunninghamARI — GM Bill Bidwill

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

1995Todd SauerbrunCHI — GM Rod Graves · West Virginia

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