S · pick 65, First S at #65 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, S grouping. (1981)

S·pick 65

FIRST S IN OUR WINDOW AT #65

Carlton Williamson

Drafted by SF , GM John McVay · Pittsburgh

1981 · round 3

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

safeties drafted at #65 in NFL history

most recent: Andre Cisco (JAX, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a safety at #65 a 5.6% chance in 1981.

Safety at #65, 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: 11.1% · 2027 model: 5.5%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#60DTBen RudolphNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#61CBJeff GriffinARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#62STRay StachowiczGB , GM Bart Starr
#63DTGreg MeisnerLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#64CBJohn SimmonsCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#66DERobert CobbLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#67WRKen MargerumCHI , GM Jim Finks
#68OTRandy Van DivierIND , GM Dick Szymanski
#69OGRuss GrimmWAS , GM Bobby Beathard
#70TEMarvin HarveyKC , GM Jim Schaaf

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2021Andre CiscoJAX , GM Trent Baalke · Syracuse
1999Cory HallCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Fresno St.
1993Ray BuchananIND , GM Jim Irsay/staff · Louisville
1982Benny PerrinARI , GM Bill Bidwill · Alabama

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