WR · pick 38 — first ever wide receiver at #38 (1971)

WR·pick 38

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #38

Cotton Speyrer

Drafted by WAS · Texas

1971

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a wide receiver at #38 a 11.2% chance in 1971.

Wide receiver at #38, 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 · 1971 draft

#33WRKen BurrowATL
#34LBJack HamPIT
#35WRDwight HarrisonDEN
#36CBCharlie FordCHI
#37OGErnie JanetSF
#39DTWilbur YoungKC
#40RBBo CornellCLE
#41OGStephen LawsonCIN
#42DELewis, ScottScott LewisKC
#43OTDan DierdorfARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later

Nobody else has been drafted as this position at this pick number.

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