S · pick 253, First S at #253 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, S grouping. (2007)

S·pick 253

FIRST S IN OUR WINDOW AT #253

Nedu Ndukwe

Drafted by CIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Notre Dame

2007 · round 7

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

safeties drafted at #253 in NFL history

most recent: Russ Yeast (LAR, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2006, the model gave a safety at #253 a 7.8% chance in 2007.

Safety at #253, 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: 9.7% · 2027 model: 6.4%

Surrounding picks · 2007 draft

#248DTKeith JacksonLAR , GM Jay Zygmunt
#249WRDerek StanleyLAR , GM Jay Zygmunt
#250RBAhmad BradshawNYG , GM Jerry Reese
#251LBChad NkangJAX , GM James Harris
#252OTAndrew CarnahanJAX , GM James Harris
#254WRJonathan HollandLV , GM Al Davis era
#255CBRamzee RobinsonDET , GM Matt Millen

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2022Russ YeastLAR , GM Les Snead · Kansas St.

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