WR · pick 34 — first ever wide receiver at #34 (1979)

WR·pick 34

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #34

Gordon Jones

Drafted by TB · Pittsburgh

1979

WRs drafted at #34 in NFL history

most recent: Jayden Higgins (HOU, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a wide receiver at #34 a 10.3% chance in 1979.

Wide receiver at #34, 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 · 1979 draft

#29WRJames OwensSF
#30TEDan RossCIN
#31DTMike StensrudTEN
#32DTFred SmerlasBUF
#33OGGreg RobertsTB
#35RBTheotis BrownARI
#36WREarnest GrayNYG
#37LBKen FantettiDET
#38LBReggie MathisNO
#39WRRickey WattsCHI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 10 picks

2025Jayden HigginsHOU — GM Nick Caserio · Iowa St.
2024Ladd McConkeyLAC — GM Joe Hortiz · Georgia
2022Christian WatsonGB — GM Brian Gutekunst · North Dakota St.
2021Elijah MooreNYJ — GM Joe Douglas · Mississippi
2020Michael Pittman Jr.IND — GM Chris Ballard · USC
2013Justin HunterTEN — GM Ruston Webster · Tennessee
2008Devin ThomasWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato · Michigan St.
1998Jacquez GreenTB — GM Rich McKay · Florida
1996Amani ToomerNYG — GM George Young · Michigan
1986Ernest GivinsTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · Louisville

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