WR · pick 11 — first ever wide receiver at #11 (1976)

WR·pick 11

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #11

Billy Brooks

Drafted by CIN · Oklahoma

1976

WRs drafted at #11 in NFL history

most recent: Chris Olave (NO, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a wide receiver at #11 a 9.6% chance in 1976.

Wide receiver at #11, 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: 14.8% · 2027 model: 12.1%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#6QBRichard ToddNYJ
#7RBMike PruittCLE
#8OTDennis LickCHI
#9RBBubba BeanATL
#10CBJames HunterDET
#12CPete BrockNE
#13DETroy ArcherNYG
#14OGRod WaltersKC
#15OGTom GlassicDEN
#16RBLawrence GainesDET

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2022Chris OlaveNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Ohio St.
1988Michael IrvinDAL — GM Tex Schramm · Miami (FL)
1982Anthony HancockKC — GM Jim Schaaf · Tennessee

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