WR·pick 3
Wes Chandler
Drafted by NO · Florida
1978
4
WRs drafted at #3 in NFL history
most recent: Braylon Edwards (CLE, 2005)
How rare was this draftigami?
Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a wide receiver at #3 a 7.1% chance in 1978.
Wide receiver at #3, 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: 10.4% · 2027 model: 7.5%
Surrounding picks · 1978 draft
- #1RBEarl Campbell
- #2DEArt Still
- #4OTChris Ward
- #5RBTerry Miller
- #6WRJames Lofton
- #7TEKen MacAfee
- #8DERoss Browner
Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks
- 2005Braylon Edwards
- 2004Larry Fitzgerald
- 2003Andre Johnson