WR · pick 116 — first ever wide receiver at #116 (1974)

WR·pick 116

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #116

Steve Odom

Drafted by GB · Utah

1974

WRs drafted at #116 in NFL history

most recent: Craphonso Thorpe (KC, 2005)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a wide receiver at #116 a 11.6% chance in 1974.

Wide receiver at #116, 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 · 1974 draft

#111LBSteve NeilsARI
#112RBAndy JohnsonNE
#113WRJoel ParkerNO
#114RBHaskel StanbackCIN
#115TEKeith KrepflePHI
#117SCarl CapriaDET
#118DEMark IlgenfritzCLE
#119SClyde PowersNYG
#120CBFerguson, JimJim FergusonMIN
#121CBTerry SchmidtNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2005Craphonso ThorpeKC — GM Carl Peterson · Florida St.
2001Milton WynnLAR — GM Charley Armey · Washington St.
1997Keith PooleNO — GM Mike Ditka · Arizona St.
1995Jack JacksonCHI — GM Rod Graves · Florida
1990Reggie ThorntonMIN — GM Mike Lynn · Bowling Green
1989Vernon JoinesCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi · Maryland
1977Perry GriggsNYJ · Troy State

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