WR · pick 121 — first ever wide receiver at #121 (1976)

WR·pick 121

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #121

Appleby, RichardRichard Appleby

Drafted by TB · Georgia

1976

WRs drafted at #121 in NFL history

most recent: Kaden Wetjen (PIT, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a wide receiver at #121 a 11.6% chance in 1976.

Wide receiver at #121, 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: 14.9% · 2027 model: 12.5%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#116OGGreg FairchildCIN
#117WRSteve LargentTEN
#118WRLeonard WillisMIN
#119OGTom RaffertyDAL
#120WRTheo BellPIT
#122OGRandy JohnsonSEA
#123RBAndrew BoltonSEA
#124OGEverett LittleTB
#126SDon DufekSEA
#127OTParrish, ScottScott ParrishNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Kaden WetjenPIT · Iowa
2012Keshawn MartinHOU — GM Rick Smith · Michigan St.
2000Avion BlackBUF — GM John Butler · Tennessee St.

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