WR · pick 130 — first ever wide receiver at #130 (1979)

WR·pick 130

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #130

Mark Bell

Drafted by ARI · Colorado State

1979

WRs drafted at #130 in NFL history

most recent: Domenik Hixon (DEN, 2006)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a wide receiver at #130 a 11.9% chance in 1979.

Wide receiver at #130, 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: 12.4%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#125LBStan BlinkaNYJ
#126WRScott FitzkeePHI
#127DTMike ZeleATL
#128DECurtis AndersonDAL
#129LBJerry MeterMIN
#131CBrown, WaltWalt BrownDET
#132QBRick LeachDEN
#133QBChuck FusinaTB
#134SDon BessillieuMIA
#135LBJohn ZamberlinNE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2006Domenik HixonDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Akron
1999Na BrownPHI — GM Tom Modrak · North Carolina
1992Orlando McKayGB — GM Ron Wolf · Washington
1986Vince WarrenNYG — GM George Young · San Diego St.
1985Jimmy TealBUF — GM Bill Polian · Texas A&M
1983Steve BirdARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Eastern Kentucky

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