WR · pick 217 — first ever wide receiver at #217 (1995)

WR·pick 217

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #217

Curtis Ceaser

Drafted by NYJ — GM Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan · Grambling St.

1995

WRs drafted at #217 in NFL history

most recent: Jauan Jennings (SF, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1994, the model gave a wide receiver at #217 a 10.1% chance in 1995.

Wide receiver at #217, 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: 18.0% · 2027 model: 11.5%

Surrounding picks · 1995 draft

#212WRBilly WilliamsARI — GM Larry Wilson
#213QBJohn WalshCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#214SGerald McBurrowsLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#215OTSteve IngramTB — GM Rich McKay
#216DEKeif BryantSEA — GM Mike Allman
#218LBSteve RussDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#219WRCurtis MarshJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#220CBHerman O'BerryLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#221OGTom NuttenBUF — GM John Butler
#222TEByron ChamberlainDEN — GM Mike Shanahan

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2020Jauan JenningsSF — GM John Lynch · Tennessee
2008Brett SwainGB — GM Ted Thompson · San Diego St.
2002Michael ColemanATL — GM Harold Richardson · Widener
1999Tim AlexanderWAS — GM Charley Casserly · Oregon St.
1996Donnell BakerCAR — GM Bill Polian · Southern

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