WR · pick 183 — first ever wide receiver at #183 (1980)

WR·pick 183

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #183

Emanuel Tolbert

Drafted by CHI — GM Jim Finks · SMU

1980

WRs drafted at #183 in NFL history

most recent: B.J. Cunningham (MIA, 2012)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a wide receiver at #183 a 11.4% chance in 1980.

Wide receiver at #183, 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: 16.6% · 2027 model: 11.9%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#178RBBobby BattonNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#179SBud HebertNYG — GM George Young
#180OGTom KearnsNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#181DEChris LinninNYG — GM George Young
#182QBCraig BradshawTEN — GM Bum Phillips
#184OGJohn HavekostDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#185TEJoe RoseMIA — GM Don Shula
#186OGJim LeonardTB — GM Phil Krueger
#187OGMelvin JonesWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#188CBTerrell WardPHI — GM Jim Murray

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2012B.J. CunninghamMIA — GM Jeff Ireland · Michigan St.
1995Brandon HarrisonLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · Howard Payne

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