WR · pick 166 — first ever wide receiver at #166 (1988)

WR·pick 166

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #166

Michael Haynes

Drafted by ATL — GM Ken Herock · Northern Arizona

1988

WRs drafted at #166 in NFL history

most recent: Tory Horton (SEA, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1987, the model gave a wide receiver at #166 a 11.6% chance in 1988.

Wide receiver at #166, 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 · 1988 draft

#161CBLemuel StinsonCHI — GM Bill Tobin
#162OGBob SimsNO — GM Jim Finks
#163DTShawn LeeTB — GM Phil Krueger
#164CBDerrick WhiteMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#165DTJeff KnaptonLAR — GM John Shaw
#167RBKerry GoodeTB — GM Phil Krueger
#168LBRich RomerCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#169WRJeff JamesDET — GM Russ Thomas
#170LBTroy StedmanKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#171SDerrick CrudupLV — GM Al Davis

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2025Tory HortonSEA — GM John Schneider · Colorado St.
2020Quintez CephusDET — GM Bob Quinn · Wisconsin
2017Shelton GibsonPHI — GM Howie Roseman · West Virginia
2012Marvin JonesCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · California
2001Bobby NewcombeARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Nebraska
1999Malcolm JohnsonPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Notre Dame
1995Edward HerveyDAL — GM Jerry Jones · USC
1994Steve HawkinsNE — GM Bill Parcells · Western Michigan
1991Millard HamiltonBUF — GM Bill Polian

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