S · pick 8, First S at #8 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, S grouping. (1981)

S·pick 8

FIRST S IN OUR WINDOW AT #8

Ronnie Lott

Drafted by SF , GM John McVay · USC

1981 · round 1

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

safeties drafted at #8 in NFL history

most recent: Donte Whitner (BUF, 2006)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a safety at #8 a 3.5% chance in 1981.

Safety at #8, 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: 9.3% · 2027 model: 5.7%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#3RBFreeman McNeilNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#4SKenny EasleySEA , GM John Thompson
#5LBE.J. JuniorARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#6QBRich CampbellGB , GM Bart Starr
#7LBHugh GreenTB , GM Phil Krueger
#9LBMel OwensLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#10WRDavid VerserCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#11OTKeith Van HorneCHI , GM Jim Finks
#12RBRandy McMillanIND , GM Dick Szymanski
#13RBDavid OverstreetMIA , GM Don Shula

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2006Donte WhitnerBUF , GM Marv Levy · Ohio St.
2005Antrel RolleARI , GM Rod Graves · Miami (FL)
2004DeAngelo HallATL , GM Rich McKay · Virginia Tech
2002Roy WilliamsDAL , GM Jerry Jones · Oklahoma

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