S · pick 4, First S at #4 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, S grouping. (1981)

S·pick 4

FIRST S IN OUR WINDOW AT #4

Kenny Easley

Drafted by SEA , GM John Thompson · UCLA

1981 · round 1

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

safeties drafted at #4 in NFL history

most recent: Charles Woodson (LV, 1998)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a safety at #4 a 2.8% chance in 1981.

Safety at #4, 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: 8.6% · 2027 model: 4.6%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#1RBGeorge RogersNO , GM Ken Meyer/staff
#2LBLawrence TaylorNYG , GM George Young
#3RBFreeman McNeilNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#5LBE.J. JuniorARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#6QBRich CampbellGB , GM Bart Starr
#7LBHugh GreenTB , GM Phil Krueger
#8SRonnie LottSF , GM John McVay
#9LBMel OwensLAR , GM Don Klosterman

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

1998Charles WoodsonLV , GM Al Davis era · Michigan

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