WR · pick 44 — first ever wide receiver at #44 (1974)

WR·pick 44

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #44

Gerald Tinker

Drafted by ATL · Kent State

1974

WRs drafted at #44 in NFL history

most recent: John Metchie (HOU, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a wide receiver at #44 a 11.3% chance in 1974.

Wide receiver at #44, 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: 14.6% · 2027 model: 12.7%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#39DTBilly HowardDET
#40OTCorbett, BillyBilly CorbettCLE
#41OTCharlie GettyKC
#42DTCarl WaferDEN
#43CMark MarkovichLAC
#45TEDave CasperLV
#46LBJack LambertPIT
#47RBBenny MaloneMIA
#48RBCharlie DavisCIN
#49RBDelvin WilliamsSF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2022John MetchieHOU — GM Nick Caserio · Alabama
2018Dante PettisSF — GM John Lynch · Washington
2011Titus YoungDET — GM Martin Mayhew · Boise St.
2007Sidney RiceMIN — GM Rick Spielman · South Carolina
2006Sinorice MossNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · Miami (FL)
2003Taylor JacobsWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato · Florida
1992Courtney HawkinsTB — GM Phil Krueger · Michigan St.

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