WR · pick 114 — first ever wide receiver at #114 (1976)

WR·pick 114

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #114

Pat Tilley

Drafted by ARI · Louisiana Tech

1976

WRs drafted at #114 in NFL history

most recent: Ricardo Louis (CLE, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a wide receiver at #114 a 11.5% chance in 1976.

Wide receiver at #114, 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: 12.6%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#109LBDan JilekBUF
#110LBHerb McMathLV
#111DESmith, MikeMike SmithPHI
#112CBWonder MondsPIT
#113TERon SingletonLAC
#115WRArtie OwensLAC
#116OGGreg FairchildCIN
#117WRSteve LargentTEN
#118WRLeonard WillisMIN
#119OGTom RaffertyDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2016Ricardo LouisCLE — GM Sashi Brown · Auburn
2011Cecil ShortsJAX — GM Gene Smith · Mount Union
2005Jerome MathisHOU — GM Charley Casserly · Hampton
2000Anthony LucasGB — GM Ron Wolf · Arkansas
1998Tim DwightATL — GM Harold Richardson · Iowa
1996Charlie JonesLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · Fresno St.
1993Terrence WarrenSEA — GM Tom Flores/Behring · Hampton
1987Roy BanksIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · Eastern Illinois
1980Carlos CarsonKC — GM Jim Schaaf · LSU

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