WR · pick 136 — first ever wide receiver at #136 (1996)

WR·pick 136

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #136

Mercury Hayes

Drafted by NO — GM Bill Kuharich · Michigan

1996

WRs drafted at #136 in NFL history

most recent: Bryce Lance (NO, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a wide receiver at #136 a 10.9% chance in 1996.

Wide receiver at #136, 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 · 1996 draft

#131LBEric UnverzagtSEA — GM Mike Allman
#132WRJahine ArnoldPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#133CBMarcus ColemanNYJ — GM Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan
#134RBJerris McPhailMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#135WRJoe HornKC — GM Carl Peterson
#137OTJames DexterARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#138SLeomont EvansWAS — GM Charley Casserly
#139OGJohn ElmoreNE — GM Bill Parcells
#140DTJason ManieckiTB — GM Rich McKay
#141OTFred MillerLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2026Bryce LanceNO · North Dakota St.
2025Elic AyomanorTEN — GM Mike Borgonzi · Stanford
2008Kenny MooreDET — GM Matt Millen · Wake Forest
2005Roydell WilliamsTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Tulane
2001Vinny SutherlandATL — GM Harold Richardson · Purdue

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