WR · pick 30 — first ever wide receiver at #30 (1989)

WR·pick 30

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #30

John Ford

Drafted by DET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Virginia

1989

WRs drafted at #30 in NFL history

most recent: Omar Cooper Jr. (NYJ, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1988, the model gave a wide receiver at #30 a 9.6% chance in 1989.

Wide receiver at #30, 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 · 1989 draft

#25SLouis OliverMIA — GM Don Shula
#26RBCleveland GaryLAR — GM John Shaw
#27WRShawn CollinsATL — GM Ken Herock
#28LBKeith DeLongSF — GM John McVay
#29OGSteve WisniewskiDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#31WRLawyer TillmanCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#32QBMike ElkinsKC — GM Carl Peterson
#33WRDanny PeeblesTB — GM Phil Krueger
#34SCarnell LakePIT — GM Dick Haley
#35RBEric BallCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2026Omar Cooper Jr.NYJ · Indiana
2012A.J. JenkinsSF — GM Trent Baalke · Illinois
2009Kenny BrittTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt · Rutgers
2007Craig DavisLAC — GM A.J. Smith · LSU
2001Reggie WayneIND — GM Bill Polian · Miami (FL)
1998Marcus NashDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Tennessee
1994Darnay ScottCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · San Diego St.

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