WR · pick 249 — first ever wide receiver at #249 (2002)

WR·pick 249

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #249

Rodney Wright

Drafted by BUF — GM Tom Donahoe · Fresno St.

2002

WRs drafted at #249 in NFL history

most recent: Ben Skowronek (LAR, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2001, the model gave a wide receiver at #249 a 11.4% chance in 2002.

Wide receiver at #249, 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: 20.1% · 2027 model: 10.8%

Surrounding picks · 2002 draft

#244OTKevin ShafferATL — GM Harold Richardson
#245LBQuincy MonkNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#246CBSteve SmithJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#247STHayden EpsteinJAX — GM Tom Coughlin
#248OGKyle KosierSF — GM Terry Donahue
#250TETracey WistromTB — GM Rich McKay
#251RBJarrett FergusonBUF — GM Tom Donahoe
#252TEMatt MurphyDET — GM Matt Millen
#253WRDavid GivensNE — GM Bill Belichick
#254WRAaron LockettTB — GM Rich McKay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2021Ben SkowronekLAR — GM Les Snead · Notre Dame
2011DeMarco SampsonARI — GM Rod Graves · San Diego St.
2007Derek StanleyLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt · Wisconsin–Whitewater
2006Ben ObomanuSEA — GM Tim Ruskell · Auburn

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