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NFL DRAFTIGAMI

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S·pick 178

FIRST CONFIRMED S IN OUR WINDOW AT #178

Earl Douthitt

Drafted by CHI · Iowa

1975 · round unknown

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, S grouping. Earlier unassigned DB selections may change this result.

2
safeties drafted at #178 in NFL history
most recent: Tony Driver (BUF, 2001)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a safety at #178 a 7.5% chance in 1975.

Safety at #178, 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.

19801990200020102020 0%9.8% 1975: 7.5%

Peak: 9.8% · 2027 model: 5.9%

🟣 Unassigned DBs at pick #178

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.

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

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