WR · pick 171 — first ever wide receiver at #171 (1976)

WR·pick 171

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #171

Scott Piper

Drafted by BUF · Arizona

1976

WRs drafted at #171 in NFL history

most recent: Isaiah Coulter (HOU, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a wide receiver at #171 a 11.8% chance in 1976.

Wide receiver at #171, 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: 16.2% · 2027 model: 12.0%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#166SSteve TaylorKC
#167LBGregolunas, BobBob GregolunasKC
#168LBRobert PennywellSF
#169DTVarner, StanStan VarnerATL
#170DEGreg BoydNE
#172OTHarper, CalvinCalvin HarperKC
#173OTTodd SimonsenTEN
#174RBGary DavisMIA
#175RBDarnell PowellBUF
#176TENelson, OrlandoOrlando NelsonCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2020Isaiah CoulterHOU — GM Bill O'Brien · Rhode Island
2019Darius SlaytonNYG — GM Dave Gettleman · Auburn
2013Corey FullerDET — GM Martin Mayhew · Virginia Tech
2008Marcus HenryNYJ — GM Mike Tannenbaum · Kansas
2006Mike HassNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Oregon St.
2004Triandos LukeDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Alabama
1999Tai StreetsSF — GM Bill Walsh · Michigan
1984Lionel ManuelNYG — GM George Young · Pacific
1983Jeff SimmonsLAR — GM Don Klosterman · USC

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