WR · pick 155 — first ever wide receiver at #155 (1971)

WR·pick 155

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #155

Maier, SteveSteve Maier

Drafted by DAL · Northern Arizona

1971

WRs drafted at #155 in NFL history

most recent: Niles Paul (WAS, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a wide receiver at #155 a 12.4% chance in 1971.

Wide receiver at #155, 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: 15.8% · 2027 model: 12.2%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#150QBFrank HarrisDET
#151LBDennis ColemanMIA
#152WRFranklin, HermanHerman FranklinDET
#153WRBresler, AlAl BreslerSF
#154SNeely, WyckWyck NeelyPHI
#156DTKen FrithIND
#157SDon MartinLV
#158OGLarry DiNardoNO
#159LBPhil CroyleTEN
#160WRBob ChandlerBUF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2011Niles PaulWAS — GM Bruce Allen · Nebraska
2005Larry BrackinsTB — GM Bruce Allen · Pearl River CC
1990Ronald HeardPIT — GM Dick Haley · Bowling Green
1986Curt PardridgeLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Northern Illinois
1976Dwight ScalesLAR · Grambling State

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