WR · pick 172 — first ever wide receiver at #172 (1967)

WR·pick 172

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #172

John Love

Drafted by WAS · North Texas State

1967 · earliest year in the data window

WRs drafted at #172 in NFL history

most recent: Isaiah McKenzie (DEN, 2017)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Wide receiver at #172, 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: 16.3% · 2027 model: 12.0%

Surrounding picks · 1967 draft

#167CBBobby BryantMIN
#168QBBruce MatteWAS
#169WRJohn TruittCHI
#170SMilt JacksonSF
#171OGJohn ElliottNYJ
#173STDavid ConwayLAC
#174SJohn WilliamsPHI
#175STJoe RandallARI
#176DTRon LewellenLV
#177OTBill HouseCLE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2017Isaiah McKenzieDEN — GM John Elway · Georgia
2016Rashard HigginsCLE — GM Sashi Brown · Colorado St.
2007Legedu NaaneeLAC — GM A.J. Smith · Boise St.
2006Jonathan OrrTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Wisconsin
2000Mareno PhilyawATL — GM Harold Richardson · Troy
1980Mike SmithATL — GM Eddie LeBaron · Grambling St.
1975Williams, LawrenceLawrence WilliamsNE · Texas Tech
1972Stoudmire, CharlesCharles StoudmireDET · Portland State
1971Bob NewlandNO · Oregon

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