WR · pick 199 — first ever wide receiver at #199 (1996)

WR·pick 199

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #199

Phillip Riley

Drafted by PHI — GM Tom Modrak · Florida St.

1996

WRs drafted at #199 in NFL history

most recent: Emmanuel Henderson Jr. (SEA, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a wide receiver at #199 a 10.7% chance in 1996.

Wide receiver at #199, 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: 17.3% · 2027 model: 11.7%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#194DESteve WhitePHI — GM Tom Modrak
#195RBMarrio GrierNE — GM Bill Parcells
#196RBLeon NealBUF — GM John Butler
#197TETony JohnsonPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#198RBStephen PittsSF — GM Carmen Policy
#200DTOrpheus RoyePIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#201TEHayward ClayLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#202CDusty ZeiglerBUF — GM John Butler
#203QBSpence FischerPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#204WRToderick MaloneNO — GM Bill Kuharich

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2026Emmanuel Henderson Jr.SEA · Kansas
2016Cody CoreCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Mississippi
2010Joe WebbMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Ala-Birmingham
2004Clarence MooreBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Northern Arizona
2003Willie PonderNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · SE Missouri St.

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