WR · pick 252 — first ever wide receiver at #252 (2006)

WR·pick 252

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #252

Marques Colston

Drafted by NO — GM Mickey Loomis · Hofstra

2006

WRs drafted at #252 in NFL history

most recent: Junior Bergen (SF, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2005, the model gave a wide receiver at #252 a 12.4% chance in 2006.

Wide receiver at #252, 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: 20.3% · 2027 model: 10.7%

Surrounding picks · 2006 draft

#247LBAnthony CannonDET — GM Matt Millen
#248OGAaron MerzBUF — GM Marv Levy
#249WRBen ObomanuSEA — GM Tim Ruskell
#250LBKevin SimonWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato
#251WRDavid AndersonHOU — GM Rick Smith
#253DEDave TollefsonGB — GM Ted Thompson
#254SVickiel VaughnSF — GM Scot McCloughan
#255WRKevin McMahanLV — GM Al Davis era

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2025Junior BergenSF — GM John Lynch · Montana
2020Tyrie ClevelandDEN — GM John Elway · Florida
2009Freddie BrownCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Utah

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