WR · pick 36 — first ever wide receiver at #36 (1975)

WR·pick 36

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #36

Fred Solomon

Drafted by MIA · Tampa

1975

WRs drafted at #36 in NFL history

most recent: Deebo Samuel (SF, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a wide receiver at #36 a 11.1% chance in 1975.

Wide receiver at #36, 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 · 1975 draft

#31DEMike HartenstineCHI
#32CLee GrossNO
#33DEFred DeanLAC
#34TEStephens, ElmoreElmore StephensKC
#35LBGreg CollinsSF
#37RBAnthony DavisNYJ
#38DTDoug EnglishDET
#39OTAl KrevisCIN
#40WREmmett EdwardsTEN
#41LBRod ShoateNE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 10 picks

2019Deebo SamuelSF — GM John Lynch · South Carolina
2010Dexter McClusterKC — GM Scott Pioli · Mississippi
2009Brian RobiskieCLE — GM George Kokinis · Ohio St.
2008Jordy NelsonGB — GM Ted Thompson · Kansas St.
2006Chad JacksonNE — GM Bill Belichick · Florida
2002Josh ReedBUF — GM Tom Donahoe · LSU
2001Chad JohnsonCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Oregon St.
2000Todd PinkstonPHI — GM Tom Modrak · Southern Miss
1992Jimmy SmithDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Jackson St.
1979Earnest GrayNYG · Memphis State

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