WR · pick 126 — first ever wide receiver at #126 (1979)

WR·pick 126

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #126

Scott Fitzkee

Drafted by PHI · Penn State

1979

WRs drafted at #126 in NFL history

most recent: Riley Ridley (CHI, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a wide receiver at #126 a 11.9% chance in 1979.

Wide receiver at #126, 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: 15.0% · 2027 model: 12.5%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#121OGHukill, BobBob HukillDAL
#122TEVictor HicksLAR
#123LBKelly KirchbaumNYJ
#124DTRich DimlerCLE
#125LBStan BlinkaNYJ
#127DTMike ZeleATL
#128DECurtis AndersonDAL
#129LBJerry MeterMIN
#130WRMark BellARI
#131CBrown, WaltWalt BrownDET

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2019Riley RidleyCHI — GM Ryan Pace · Georgia
2016Demarcus RobinsonKC — GM John Dorsey · Florida
2008Lavelle HawkinsTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt · California
1989Tony MartinNYJ — GM Dick Steinberg · Colorado Mesa

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