S · pick 225, First S at #225 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, S grouping. (1997)

S·pick 225

FIRST S IN OUR WINDOW AT #225

Byron Capers

Drafted by PHI , GM Tom Modrak · Florida St.

1997 · round 7

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

safeties drafted at #225 in NFL history

most recent: Rashidi Barnes (CLE, 2000)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a safety at #225 a 8.6% chance in 1997.

Safety at #225, 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: 10.1% · 2027 model: 6.2%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#220LBArtie UlmerMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#221LBJon HesseJAX , GM Tom Coughlin
#222SChris BayneATL , GM Harold Richardson
#223WRMike AdamsPIT , GM Tom Donahoe
#224SOmar StoutmireDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#226TEPat FitzgeraldBUF , GM John Butler
#227CBDeAuntae BrownPHI , GM Tom Modrak
#228TEKris MangumCAR , GM Bill Polian
#229DTJason FergusonNYJ , GM Bill Parcells
#230OGScott RehbergNE , GM Bobby Grier

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2000Rashidi BarnesCLE , GM Dwight Clark · Colorado

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