S · pick 78, First S at #78 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, S grouping. (1981)

S·pick 78

FIRST S IN OUR WINDOW AT #78

Lloyd Burruss

Drafted by KC , GM Jim Schaaf · Maryland

1981 · round 3

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

safeties drafted at #78 in NFL history

most recent: A.J. Haulcy (IND, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a safety at #78 a 5.9% chance in 1981.

Safety at #78, 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: 11.0% · 2027 model: 5.4%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#73CRick DonnalleyPIT , GM Dick Haley
#74OTTim IrwinMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#75OTRoger TaylorKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#76WRMike MosleyBUF , GM Stew Barber
#77CBIrvin PhillipsLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#79WRMike HolstonTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg
#80SScott WoernerATL , GM Eddie LeBaron
#81OGGlen TitensorDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#82TEGreg LaFleurPHI , GM Jim Murray
#83DTRobert GeathersBUF , GM Stew Barber

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2026A.J. HaulcyIND · LSU
1989Greg JacksonNYG , GM George Young · LSU
1986David FulcherCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Arizona St.
1984Tony LillyDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff · Florida

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