WR · pick 2 — first ever wide receiver at #2 (1980)

WR·pick 2

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #2

Lam Jones

Drafted by NYJ — GM Jim Kensil · Texas

1980

WRs drafted at #2 in NFL history

most recent: Travis Hunter (JAX, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a wide receiver at #2 a 6.4% chance in 1980.

Wide receiver at #2, 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: 9.4% · 2027 model: 4.7%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#1RBBilly SimsDET — GM Russ Thomas
#3OTAnthony MunozCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#4DEBruce ClarkGB — GM Bart Starr
#5RBCurtis DickeyIND — GM Dick Szymanski
#6DECurtis GreerARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#7TEJunior MillerATL — GM Eddie LeBaron

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2025Travis HunterJAX — GM James Gladstone · Colorado
2007Calvin JohnsonDET — GM Matt Millen · Georgia Tech
2003Charles RogersDET — GM Matt Millen · Michigan St.

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