WR · pick 131 — first ever wide receiver at #131 (1975)

WR·pick 131

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #131

Don Westbrook

Drafted by IND · Nebraska

1975

WRs drafted at #131 in NFL history

most recent: Charlie Jones (CIN, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a wide receiver at #131 a 11.8% chance in 1975.

Wide receiver at #131, 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: 15.2% · 2027 model: 12.4%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#126CRick NuzumLAR
#127SBarry HillMIA
#128QBDavid HummLV
#129RBRobert MillerMIN
#130CBBrent SextonPIT
#132LBFulton KuykendallATL
#133OGDoug PaytonATL
#134WRCarroll, JohnJohn CarrollLAC
#135QBBob AvelliniCHI
#136OTBilly ShieldsLAC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2023Charlie JonesCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Purdue
2021Tylan WallaceBAL — GM Eric DeCosta · Oklahoma St.
2005Fred GibsonPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Georgia
2001Cedric JamesMIN — GM Frank Gilliam · TCU

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