WR · pick 244 — first ever wide receiver at #244 (2004)

WR·pick 244

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #244

Derek Abney

Drafted by BAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Kentucky

2004

WRs drafted at #244 in NFL history

most recent: Dominic Lovett (DET, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2003, the model gave a wide receiver at #244 a 12.7% chance in 2004.

Wide receiver at #244, 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: 19.6% · 2027 model: 10.9%

Surrounding picks · 2004 draft

#239CEugene AmanoTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#240LBColby BockwoldtNO — GM Mickey Loomis
#241RBSean McHughTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#242RBBruce PerryPHI — GM Andy Reid
#243CDominic FurioPHI — GM Andy Reid
#245TECourtney AndersonLV — GM Al Davis era
#246OGBrian RimpfBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#247RBBrandon MireeDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#248QBB.J. SymonsHOU — GM Charley Casserly
#249DEBobby McCrayJAX — GM James Harris

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2025Dominic LovettDET — GM Brad Holmes · Georgia
2023Jalen BrooksDAL — GM Jerry Jones · South Carolina
2014Jeremy GallonNE — GM Bill Belichick · Michigan
2012Jordan WhiteNYJ — GM Mike Tannenbaum · Western Michigan

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