WR · pick 35 — first ever wide receiver at #35 (1970)

WR·pick 35

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #35

Donnie Williams

Drafted by LAR · Prairie View A&M

1970

WRs drafted at #35 in NFL history

most recent: Reggie Brown (PHI, 2005)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a wide receiver at #35 a 11.2% chance in 1970.

Wide receiver at #35, 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: 14.8% · 2027 model: 12.8%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#30QBDennis ShawBUF
#31DTLeo BrooksTEN
#32DTRon CarpenterCIN
#33DTJim CorrigallARI
#34CBRay JonesPHI
#36DEJoe JonesCLE
#37DEAlden RocheDEN
#38OGChuck HutchisonARI
#39RBArt MaloneATL
#40RBBill DusenberyTEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2005Reggie BrownPHI — GM Andy Reid · Georgia
1994Kevin LeeNE — GM Bill Parcells · Alabama
1971Dwight HarrisonDEN · Texas A&I

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