WR · pick 19 — first ever wide receiver at #19 (1972)

WR·pick 19

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #19

Terry Beasley

Drafted by SF · Auburn

1972

WRs drafted at #19 in NFL history

most recent: Emeka Egbuka (TB, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a wide receiver at #19 a 10.2% chance in 1972.

Wide receiver at #19, 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: 12.7%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#14QBJohn ReavesPHI
#15SClarence EllisATL
#16DEHerb OrvisDET
#17CBEldridge SmallNYG
#18SThom DardenCLE
#20LBMike TaylorNYJ
#21WRMike SianiLV
#22OTTom DrougasIND
#23RBJeff KinneyKC
#24DELarry JacobsonNYG

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2025Emeka EgbukaTB — GM Jason Licht · Ohio St.
2009Jeremy MaclinPHI — GM Tom Heckert · Missouri
2002Ashley LelieDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Hawaii
1996Marvin HarrisonIND — GM Bill Tobin · Syracuse
1982Perry TuttleBUF — GM Stew Barber · Clemson
1973Darryl StingleyNE · Purdue

→ see this cell on the full chart