WR · pick 181 — first ever wide receiver at #181 (1978)

WR·pick 181

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #181

Dave Stief

Drafted by ARI · Portland State

1978

WRs drafted at #181 in NFL history

most recent: Cornell Powell (KC, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a wide receiver at #181 a 11.3% chance in 1978.

Wide receiver at #181, 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 · 1978 draft

#175CFred QuillanSF
#176RBArthur WhittingtonLV
#177RBGibson, BruceBruce GibsonDET
#178OTKarl BaldischwilerMIA
#179TEJames WrightATL
#183RBSteve PowellBUF
#184WRBill KellarKC
#185WRJones, HermanHerman JonesCHI
#186DTGreg MarshallPHI
#187TEDufresne, MarkMark DufresnePIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2021Cornell PowellKC — GM Brett Veach · Clemson
1994Bill SchroederGB — GM Ron Wolf · Wisconsin–LaCrosse
1991James BradleyIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · Michigan St.
1988Darryl UsherNE — GM Patrick Sullivan · Illinois

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