WR · pick 204 — first ever wide receiver at #204 (1996)

WR·pick 204

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #204

Toderick Malone

Drafted by NO — GM Bill Kuharich · Alabama

1996

WRs drafted at #204 in NFL history

most recent: Lewis Bond (HOU, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a wide receiver at #204 a 10.7% chance in 1996.

Wide receiver at #204, 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: 17.5% · 2027 model: 11.6%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#199WRPhillip RileyPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#200DTOrpheus RoyePIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#201TEHayward ClayLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#202CDusty ZeiglerBUF — GM John Butler
#203QBSpence FischerPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#205QBMike CawleyIND — GM Bill Tobin
#206DTDevin WymanNE — GM Bill Parcells
#207CBWendell DavisDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#208OGMarco RiveraGB — GM Ron Wolf
#209ST.J. CunninghamSEA — GM Mike Allman

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2026Lewis BondHOU · Boston Col.
2021Shi SmithCAR — GM Scott Fitterer · South Carolina
2015Darren WallerBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Georgia Tech
2001T.J. HoushmandzadehCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Oregon St.
1999Chad PlummerDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Cincinnati
1998Andy McCulloughNO — GM Mike Ditka · Tennessee

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