WR · pick 135 — first ever wide receiver at #135 (1971)

WR·pick 135

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #135

Earl Thomas

Drafted by CHI · Houston

1971

WRs drafted at #135 in NFL history

most recent: Jacob Cowing (SF, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a wide receiver at #135 a 12.2% chance in 1971.

Wide receiver at #135, 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: 15.3% · 2027 model: 12.4%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#130TEJohn AndrewsIND
#131TEHardt, DavidDavid HardtNE
#132RBDon MoorheadNO
#133CBJack SmithPHI
#134CBWillie AlexanderTEN
#136TEPhil WiseNYJ
#137CBTom HayesATL
#138OTCraig HannemanPIT
#139CBPhillips, HaroldHarold PhillipsDEN
#140QBScott HunterGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2024Jacob CowingSF — GM John Lynch · Arizona
2013Denard RobinsonJAX — GM David Caldwell · Michigan
1996Joe HornKC — GM Carl Peterson · Itawamba (MS)
1989Alfred JacksonLAR — GM John Shaw · San Diego St.

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