WR · pick 228 — first ever wide receiver at #228 (1996)

WR·pick 228

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #228

Gregory Spann

Drafted by JAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Jackson St.

1996

WRs drafted at #228 in NFL history

most recent: Colton Dowell (TEN, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a wide receiver at #228 a 10.6% chance in 1996.

Wide receiver at #228, 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: 18.6% · 2027 model: 11.3%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#223OGJon MerrillMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#224CDarius SmithLV — GM Al Davis era
#225DEJohnie ChurchSEA — GM Mike Allman
#226OGChris BanksDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#227WRClarence JonesJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#229OTEthan BrooksATL — GM Harold Richardson
#230OGJeff BuckeyMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#231RBFreddie BradleyLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#233DTMarcus KeyesCHI — GM Rod Graves
#234DEKerry HicksCAR — GM Bill Polian

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2023Colton DowellTEN — GM Ran Carthon · UT Martin
2018Marcell AtemanLV — GM Reggie McKenzie · Oklahoma St.
1998Jim TurnerCAR — GM Dom Anile · Syracuse

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