WR · pick 104 — first ever wide receiver at #104 (1972)

WR·pick 104

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #104

Eric Allen

Drafted by IND · Michigan State

1972

WRs drafted at #104 in NFL history

most recent: Jalen Saunders (NYJ, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a wide receiver at #104 a 12.3% chance in 1972.

Wide receiver at #104, 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: 14.5% · 2027 model: 12.6%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#99LBJoe FederspielNO
#100CDave DalbyLV
#101DEColeman, MikeMike ColemanNO
#102LBTom GrahamDEN
#103OTBenton, AlAl BentonMIA
#105CBLeon GarrorBUF
#106CTom DeLeoneCIN
#107WRTom GatewoodNYG
#108OGBob PenchionBUF
#109RBWilliam TaylorATL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2014Jalen SaundersNYJ — GM John Idzik · Oklahoma
2012Joe AdamsCAR — GM Marty Hurney · Arkansas
2006Cory RodgersGB — GM Ted Thompson · TCU
1993Horace CopelandTB — GM Phil Krueger · Miami (FL)
1989Rod HarrisTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · Texas A&M
1984Brian BrennanCLE — GM Art Modell/staff · Boston Col.
1983Mike MillerGB — GM Bart Starr · Tennessee
1979John FloydLAC · Northeast Louisiana
1973Dave "Bo" RatherMIA · Michigan

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