WR · pick 194 — first ever wide receiver at #194 (1989)

WR·pick 194

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #194

Kendal Smith

Drafted by CIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Utah St.

1989

WRs drafted at #194 in NFL history

most recent: Russell Gage (ATL, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1988, the model gave a wide receiver at #194 a 11.3% chance in 1989.

Wide receiver at #194, 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: 17.1% · 2027 model: 11.8%

Surrounding picks · 1989 draft

#189CBRichard BrothersCHI — GM Bill Tobin
#190LBTracy RogersTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#191DEBenji RolandMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#192QBBrent SnyderCHI — GM Bill Tobin
#193CBChris HaleBUF — GM Bill Polian
#195QBTerrence JonesLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2018Russell GageATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · LSU
2012Marvin McNuttPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Iowa
2009Brandon GibsonPHI — GM Tom Heckert · Washington St.

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