WR · pick 153 — first ever wide receiver at #153 (1971)

WR·pick 153

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #153

Bresler, AlAl Bresler

Drafted by SF · Auburn

1971

WRs drafted at #153 in NFL history

most recent: Jeremy Kerley (NYJ, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a wide receiver at #153 a 12.4% chance in 1971.

Wide receiver at #153, 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: 15.7% · 2027 model: 12.2%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#148SRay BrownATL
#149LBGreg SloughLV
#150QBFrank HarrisDET
#151LBDennis ColemanMIA
#152WRFranklin, HermanHerman FranklinDET
#154SNeely, WyckWyck NeelyPHI
#155WRMaier, SteveSteve MaierDAL
#156DTKen FrithIND
#157SDon MartinLV
#158OGLarry DiNardoNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2011Jeremy KerleyNYJ — GM Mike Tannenbaum · TCU
2008Matthew SlaterNE — GM Bill Belichick · UCLA
2001Onomo OjoNO — GM Randy Mueller · UC Davis
2000Dante HallKC — GM Carl Peterson · Texas A&M
1996Jermaine LewisBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Maryland
1990Tony JonesTEN — GM Mike Holovak · Texas
1989Titus DixonNYJ — GM Dick Steinberg · Troy
1977Emery MooreheadNYG · Colorado

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