WR · pick 178 — first ever wide receiver at #178 (1973)

WR·pick 178

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #178

Hatter, WillieWillie Hatter

Drafted by MIA · Northern Illinois

1973

WRs drafted at #178 in NFL history

most recent: Aldrick Robinson (WAS, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a wide receiver at #178 a 12.3% chance in 1973.

Wide receiver at #178, 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: 16.4% · 2027 model: 12.0%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#173OTDonn SmithKC
#174DEJohn MitchellSF
#175DTJohn AndrewsDET
#176LBRodrigo BarnesDAL
#177OTMuller, JohnJohn MullerGB
#179LBGary WeaverLV
#180DEDorsey, NateNate DorseyPIT
#181TEFord, JohnJohn FordBUF
#182RBTom SmithMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2011Aldrick RobinsonWAS — GM Bruce Allen · SMU
1985Karl PoweDAL — GM Tex Schramm · Alabama St.

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