WR · pick 197 — first ever wide receiver at #197 (1997)

WR·pick 197

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #197

Nigea Carter

Drafted by TB — GM Rich McKay · Michigan St.

1997

WRs drafted at #197 in NFL history

most recent: CJ Daniels (LAR, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a wide receiver at #197 a 11.1% chance in 1997.

Wide receiver at #197, 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: 17.2% · 2027 model: 11.7%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#192WRTony GaiterNE — GM Bobby Grier
#193DTGrady JacksonLV — GM Al Davis era
#194LBCornell BrownBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#195WRIsaac ByrdKC — GM Carl Peterson
#196DEShawn SwaydaCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#198DTEd JasperPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#199DERod ManuelPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#200LBRichard HogansCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#201SRicky ParkerCHI — GM Mark Hatley
#202SSteve RosgaNYJ — GM Bill Parcells

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2026CJ DanielsLAR · Miami (FL)
2023Elijah HigginsMIA — GM Chris Grier · Stanford
2013Cobi HamiltonCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Arkansas
2010Trindon HollidayHOU — GM Rick Smith · LSU
2007Courtney TaylorSEA — GM Tim Ruskell · Auburn
2003Arnaz BattleSF — GM Terry Donahue · Notre Dame
2001Francis St. PaulLAR — GM Charley Armey · Northern Arizona

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