WR · pick 28 — first ever wide receiver at #28 (1970)

WR·pick 28

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #28

Ronnie Shanklin

Drafted by PIT · North Texas State

1970

WRs drafted at #28 in NFL history

most recent: Xavier Worthy (KC, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a wide receiver at #28 a 10.9% chance in 1970.

Wide receiver at #28, 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 · 1970 draft

#23RBDuane ThomasDAL
#24TERaymond ChesterLV
#25OTJohn WardMIN
#26OTSid SmithKC
#27OTBob AsherDAL
#29TEJim MandichMIA
#30QBDennis ShawBUF
#31DTLeo BrooksTEN
#32DTRon CarpenterCIN
#33DTJim CorrigallARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2024Xavier WorthyKC — GM Brett Veach · Texas
2014Kelvin BenjaminCAR — GM Dave Gettleman · Florida St.
1990Reggie RembertNYJ — GM Dick Steinberg · West Virginia
1987Mark IngramNYG — GM George Young · Michigan St.

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