S · pick 144, First S at #144 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, S grouping. (1987)

S·pick 144

FIRST S IN OUR WINDOW AT #144

Steve Gage

Drafted by WAS , GM Bobby Beathard · Tulsa

1987 · round 6

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, S grouping.

safeties drafted at #144 in NFL history

most recent: Marvell Tell III (IND, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1986, the model gave a safety at #144 a 6.8% chance in 1987.

Safety at #144, 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: 11.5% · 2027 model: 6.7%

Surrounding picks · 1987 draft

#139STGreg HorneCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#140OGPaul O'ConnorNYG , GM George Young
#141DTTim JohnsonPIT , GM Dick Haley
#142SFreddie RobinsonIND , GM Jim Irsay/staff
#143RBSteve BartaloTB , GM Phil Krueger
#145WRWillie MarshallGB , GM Tom Braatz
#146DTMark GaralczykARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#147LBAl SmithTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg
#148LBDanny LockettDET , GM Russ Thomas
#149LBRon MotenPHI , GM Harry Gamble

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2019Marvell Tell IIIIND , GM Chris Ballard · USC
2015Mykkele ThompsonNYG , GM Jerry Reese · Texas
2011Shiloh KeoHOU , GM Rick Smith · Idaho
2010Sherrick McManisHOU , GM Rick Smith · Northwestern
2007Brandon HarrisonHOU , GM Rick Smith · Stanford
1996Greg MyersCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Colorado St.
1994Marvin GoodwinPHI , GM Harry Gamble · UCLA
1990John MangumCHI , GM Bill Tobin · Alabama

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