WR · pick 33 — first ever wide receiver at #33 (1971)

WR·pick 33

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #33

Ken Burrow

Drafted by ATL · San Diego State

1971

WRs drafted at #33 in NFL history

most recent: De'Zhaun Stribling (SF, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a wide receiver at #33 a 11.1% chance in 1971.

Wide receiver at #33, 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: 14.9% · 2027 model: 12.8%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#28RBJim HarrisonCHI
#29TEJan WhiteBUF
#30CDave ThompsonDET
#31OGSam HoldenNO
#32OTJohn MooringNYJ
#34LBJack HamPIT
#35WRDwight HarrisonDEN
#36CBCharlie FordCHI
#37OGErnie JanetSF
#38WRCotton SpeyrerWAS

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 10 picks

2026De'Zhaun StriblingSF · Mississippi
2024Keon ColemanBUF — GM Brandon Beane · Florida St.
2020Tee HigginsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Clemson
2012Brian QuickLAR — GM Les Snead · Appalachian St.
2008Donnie AveryLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt · Houston
2002Jabar GaffneyHOU — GM Charley Casserly · Florida
2001Quincy MorganCLE — GM Dwight Clark · Kansas St.
1994Isaac BruceLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · Memphis
1989Danny PeeblesTB — GM Phil Krueger · North Carolina St.
1977Wesley WalkerNYJ · California

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