WR · pick 22 — first ever wide receiver at #22 (1989)

WR·pick 22

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #22

Andre Rison

Drafted by IND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · Michigan St.

1989

WRs drafted at #22 in NFL history

most recent: Zay Flowers (BAL, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1988, the model gave a wide receiver at #22 a 9.3% chance in 1989.

Wide receiver at #22, 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: 15.1% · 2027 model: 12.8%

Surrounding picks · 1989 draft

#17OTJoe WolfARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#18CBrian WilliamsNYG — GM George Young
#19DEWayne MartinNO — GM Jim Finks
#20SSteve AtwaterDEN — GM John Beake
#21DEBill HawkinsLAR — GM John Shaw
#23OTDavid WilliamsTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#24OGTom RickettsPIT — GM Dick Haley
#25SLouis OliverMIA — GM Don Shula
#26RBCleveland GaryLAR — GM John Shaw
#27WRShawn CollinsATL — GM Ken Herock

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2023Zay FlowersBAL — GM Eric DeCosta · Boston Col.
2020Justin JeffersonMIN — GM Rick Spielman · LSU
2016Josh DoctsonWAS — GM Bruce Allen · TCU
2010Demaryius ThomasDEN — GM Brian Xanders · Georgia Tech
2009Percy HarvinMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Florida
2005Mark ClaytonBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Oklahoma

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