WR · pick 26 — first ever wide receiver at #26 (1977)

WR·pick 26

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #26

Randy Burke

Drafted by IND · Kentucky

1977

WRs drafted at #26 in NFL history

most recent: Calvin Ridley (ATL, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a wide receiver at #26 a 10.2% chance in 1977.

Wide receiver at #26, 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: 15.0% · 2027 model: 12.8%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#21LBRobin ColePIT
#22TEMike CobbCIN
#23LBBob BrudzinskiLAR
#24CBob RushLAC
#25WRStanley MorganNE
#27QBTommy KramerMIN
#28DEEzra JohnsonGB
#29LBDave LewisTB
#30OTTom LynchSEA
#31SNolan CromwellLAR

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2018Calvin RidleyATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · Alabama
2015Breshad PerrimanBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Central Florida
2011Jonathan BaldwinKC — GM Scott Pioli · Pittsburgh
1990Alexander WrightDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Auburn

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