WR · pick 29 — first ever wide receiver at #29 (1974)

WR·pick 29

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #29

John Holland

Drafted by MIN · Tennessee State

1974

WRs drafted at #29 in NFL history

most recent: Phillip Dorsett (IND, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a wide receiver at #29 a 11.2% chance in 1974.

Wide receiver at #29, 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 · 1974 draft

#24WRRoger CarrIND
#25OTSteve RileyMIN
#26DEDon ReeseMIA
#27LBDoug AllenBUF
#28LBTom MullenNYG
#30OGSteve CorbettNE
#31OGGordie BrowneNYJ
#32DEFred CookIND
#33LBGreg KindleARI
#34LBSteve NelsonNE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2015Phillip DorsettIND — GM Ryan Grigson · Miami (FL)
2013Cordarrelle PattersonMIN — GM Rick Spielman · Tennessee
2009Hakeem NicksNYG — GM Jerry Reese · North Carolina
2004Michael JenkinsATL — GM Rich McKay · Ohio St.
2000R. Jay SowardJAX — GM Tom Coughlin · USC
1994Derrick AlexanderCLE — GM Bill Belichick · Michigan
1979James OwensSF · UCLA

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