WR · pick 227 — first ever wide receiver at #227 (1996)

WR·pick 227

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #227

Clarence Jones

Drafted by JAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Tennessee St.

1996

WRs drafted at #227 in NFL history

most recent: Rishard Matthews (MIA, 2012)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a wide receiver at #227 a 10.6% chance in 1996.

Wide receiver at #227, 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: 18.5% · 2027 model: 11.3%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#222DTChuck OsborneLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#223OGJon MerrillMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#224CDarius SmithLV — GM Al Davis era
#225DEJohnie ChurchSEA — GM Mike Allman
#226OGChris BanksDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#228WRGregory SpannJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#229OTEthan BrooksATL — GM Harold Richardson
#230OGJeff BuckeyMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#231RBFreddie BradleyLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#233DTMarcus KeyesCHI — GM Rod Graves

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2012Rishard MatthewsMIA — GM Jeff Ireland · Nevada
2011Scotty McKnightNYJ — GM Mike Tannenbaum · Colorado
2010Dorin DickersonHOU — GM Rick Smith · Pittsburgh
2007Dallas BakerPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Florida

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