WR · pick 138 — first ever wide receiver at #138 (1983)

WR·pick 138

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #138

Dokie Williams

Drafted by LV — GM Al Davis · UCLA

1983

WRs drafted at #138 in NFL history

most recent: Jordan Watkins (SF, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1982, the model gave a wide receiver at #138 a 10.5% chance in 1983.

Wide receiver at #138, 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 · 1983 draft

#133WRPaul SkansiPIT — GM Dick Haley
#134WROtis GrantLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#135RBChuck McSwainDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#136DTJohn WalkerNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#137QBJeff ChristensenCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#139DEJerome FosterTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#140WRGregg GarrityPIT — GM Dick Haley
#141WRTrumaine JohnsonLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#142SSteve HaworthTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#143CBVictor HeflinDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2025Jordan WatkinsSF — GM John Lynch · Mississippi
2022Calvin Austin IIIPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Memphis
1994Harrison HoustonATL — GM Ken Herock · Florida
1992Torrance SmallNO — GM Jim Finks · Alcorn St.
1988George ThomasATL — GM Ken Herock · UNLV
1986Lew BarnesCHI — GM Jerry Vainisi · Oregon

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