WR · pick 218 — first ever wide receiver at #218 (2001)

WR·pick 218

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #218

Chris Taylor

Drafted by PIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Texas A&M

2001

WRs drafted at #218 in NFL history

most recent: Anthony Smith (DAL, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2000, the model gave a wide receiver at #218 a 11.2% chance in 2001.

Wide receiver at #218, 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: 18.1% · 2027 model: 11.4%

Surrounding picks · 2001 draft

#213LBAnthony DenmanJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#214WRReggie GermanyBUF — GM Tom Donahoe
#215SCorey HallATL — GM Harold Richardson
#216STOwen PochmanNE — GM Bill Belichick
#217OGTupe PekoNYJ — GM Terry Bradway
#219OGKynan ForneyATL — GM Harold Richardson
#220OGRick DeMullingIND — GM Bill Polian
#221DTEnnis DavisNO — GM Randy Mueller
#222CDennis NormanSEA — GM Mike Holmgren
#223SThan MerrillTB — GM Rich McKay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Anthony SmithDAL · East Carolina
2014Michael CampanaroBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Wake Forest
2006Todd WatkinsARI — GM Rod Graves · BYU

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