WR · pick 156 — first ever wide receiver at #156 (1983)

WR·pick 156

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #156

Anthony Allen

Drafted by ATL — GM Tom Braatz · Washington

1983

WRs drafted at #156 in NFL history

most recent: Jamari Thrash (CLE, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1982, the model gave a wide receiver at #156 a 10.4% chance in 1983.

Wide receiver at #156, 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 · 1983 draft

#151LBDarrell PattersonNYG — GM George Young
#152LBKiki DeAyalaCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#153CKevin BelcherNYG — GM George Young
#154WRTodd BrownDET — GM Russ Thomas
#155STMike BassNE — GM Patrick Sullivan
#157CBGeorge SchmittARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#158OTKen KaplanTB — GM Phil Krueger
#159WRMike JonesMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#160CRon SamsGB — GM Bart Starr
#161CGrant FeaselIND — GM Ernie Accorsi

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2024Jamari ThrashCLE — GM Andrew Berry · Louisville
2015Tony LippettMIA — GM Dennis Hickey · Michigan St.
2010David ReedBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Utah
1995Kez McCorveyDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Florida St.
1987Greg RichardsonMIN — GM Mike Lynn · Alabama

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