WR · pick 221 — first ever wide receiver at #221 (1999)

WR·pick 221

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #221

Sulecio Sanford

Drafted by CHI — GM Mark Hatley · Middle Tenn. St.

1999

WRs drafted at #221 in NFL history

most recent: Dazz Newsome (CHI, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1998, the model gave a wide receiver at #221 a 11.0% chance in 1999.

Wide receiver at #221, 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: 18.2% · 2027 model: 11.4%

Surrounding picks · 1999 draft

#216SAnthony PoindexterBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#217WRTim AlexanderWAS — GM Charley Casserly
#218TEBilly MillerDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#219LBChad KelsayPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#220OGEric KingKC — GM Carl Peterson
#222LBPhil GloverTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#223OTRyan YoungNYJ — GM Bill Parcells
#224SJoJuan ArmourLV — GM Al Davis era
#225DTRyan HaleNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#226OGRobert HuntTB — GM Rich McKay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2021Dazz NewsomeCHI — GM Ryan Pace · North Carolina
2015Andre DeboseLV — GM Reggie McKenzie · Florida
2003Keenan HowryMIN — GM Mike Tice / Brzezinski · Oregon

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