WR · pick 165 — first ever wide receiver at #165 (1975)

WR·pick 165

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #165

Giaquinto, TonyTony Giaquinto

Drafted by GB · Central Connecticut State

1975

WRs drafted at #165 in NFL history

most recent: Collin Johnson (JAX, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a wide receiver at #165 a 12.0% chance in 1975.

Wide receiver at #165, 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: 16.1% · 2027 model: 12.1%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#160QBSteve JoachimIND
#161OTWang, MerleMerle WangCLE
#162OTBiehle, MikeMike BiehleTEN
#163RBRogers, SteveSteve RogersNO
#164RBRickey YoungLAC
#166RBGil ChapmanBUF
#167OTCapraun, BillBill CapraunPHI
#168LBDerrel LuceIND
#169WRMurphy, MikeMike MurphyDET
#170LBChris DevlinCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2020Collin JohnsonJAX — GM David Caldwell · Texas
2016Tyreek HillKC — GM John Dorsey · West Alabama
2010Kerry MeierATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · Kansas
2000Troy WaltersMIN — GM Frank Gilliam · Stanford
1996Terry GuessNO — GM Bill Kuharich · Gardner-Webb
1978Jesse ThompsonDET · California

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