WR · pick 179 — first ever wide receiver at #179 (1967)

WR·pick 179

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #179

Bob Rein

Drafted by IND · Ohio State

1967 · earliest year in the data window

WRs drafted at #179 in NFL history

most recent: Simi Fehoko (DAL, 2021)

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 #179, 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: 16.5% · 2027 model: 11.9%

Surrounding picks · 1967 draft

#174SJohn WilliamsPHI
#175STJoe RandallARI
#176DTRon LewellenLV
#177OTBill HouseCLE
#178OGBob CrenshawPHI
#180RBBobby LeoNE
#181OTGeorge GaiserBUF
#182OTRayfield WrightDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2021Simi FehokoDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Stanford
1988Ernie JonesARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Indiana
1985Eric MartinNO — GM Jim Finks · LSU
1969Tom NettlesKC · San Diego State

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