S · pick 3, First S at #3 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, S grouping. (1988)

S·pick 3

FIRST S IN OUR WINDOW AT #3

Bennie Blades

Drafted by DET , GM Russ Thomas · Miami (FL)

1988 · round 1

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

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1987, the model gave a safety at #3 a 3.3% chance in 1988.

Safety at #3, 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: 8.2% · 2027 model: 3.9%

Surrounding picks · 1988 draft

#1LBAundray BruceATL , GM Ken Herock
#2DENeil SmithKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#4OTPaul GruberTB , GM Phil Krueger
#5SRickey DixonCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#6WRTim BrownLV , GM Al Davis
#7WRSterling SharpeGB , GM Tom Braatz
#8OGDave CadiganNYJ , GM Jim Kensil

Drafted at this same coordinate later

Nobody else has been drafted as this position at this pick number.

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