WR · pick 18 — first ever wide receiver at #18 (1980)

WR·pick 18

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #18

Art Monk

Drafted by WAS — GM Bobby Beathard · Syracuse

1980

WRs drafted at #18 in NFL history

most recent: Treylon Burks (TEN, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a wide receiver at #18 a 9.6% chance in 1980.

Wide receiver at #18, 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: 15.0% · 2027 model: 12.6%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#13RBEarl CooperSF — GM John McVay
#14SRoland JamesNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#15QBMarc WilsonLV — GM Al Davis
#16OGJim RitcherBUF — GM Stew Barber
#17CBJohnnie JohnsonLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#19LBOtis WilsonCHI — GM Jim Finks
#20DEJim StuckeySF — GM John McVay
#21CBDon McNealMIA — GM Don Shula
#22OGRay SnellTB — GM Phil Krueger
#23CBRoynell YoungPHI — GM Jim Murray

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2022Treylon BurksTEN — GM Jon Robinson · Arkansas
1996Eddie KennisonLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · LSU
1986Mike SherrardDAL — GM Tex Schramm · UCLA
1983Willie GaultCHI — GM Jerry Vainisi · Tennessee

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