WR · pick 128 — first ever wide receiver at #128 (1987)

WR·pick 128

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #128

Kitrick Taylor

Drafted by KC — GM Jim Schaaf · Washington St.

1987

WRs drafted at #128 in NFL history

most recent: Jaylin Lane (WAS, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1986, the model gave a wide receiver at #128 a 11.3% chance in 1987.

Wide receiver at #128, 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: 15.1% · 2027 model: 12.5%

Surrounding picks · 1987 draft

#123CBMilton MackNO — GM Jim Finks
#124WREverett GayDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#125DEMark MrazATL — GM Ken Herock
#126STJohn BrunoARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#127LBIlia JarostchukARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#129CBKirby JacksonNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#130RBMarc LoganCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#131STRuben RodriguezSEA — GM Mike McCormack
#132OGChris ConlinMIA — GM Don Shula
#133RBSpencer TillmanTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2025Jaylin LaneWAS — GM Adam Peters · Virginia Tech
2020Gabe DavisBUF — GM Brandon Beane · Central Florida
2017Josh MaloneCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Tennessee
2013Quinton PattonSF — GM Trent Baalke · Louisiana Tech
2008Keenan BurtonLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt · Kentucky
2007Chris DavisTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt · Florida St.

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