WR · pick 47 — first ever wide receiver at #47 (1971)

WR·pick 47

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #47

Otto Stowe

Drafted by MIA · Iowa State

1971

WRs drafted at #47 in NFL history

most recent: Germie Bernard (PIT, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a wide receiver at #47 a 11.4% chance in 1971.

Wide receiver at #47, 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 · 1971 draft

#42DELewis, ScottScott LewisKC
#43OTDan DierdorfARI
#44OTWayne WaltonNYG
#45LBPhil VillapianoLV
#46RBVirgil RobinsonGB
#48LBCharlie WeaverDET
#49RBJoe OrdunaSF
#50OGHank AllisonPHI
#51CBIke ThomasDAL
#52DEBill AtessisIND

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 11 picks

2026Germie BernardPIT · Alabama
2018Christian KirkARI — GM Steve Keim · Texas A&M
2016Michael ThomasNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Ohio St.
2002Andre' DavisCLE — GM Butch Davis · Virginia Tech
2000Jerry PorterLV — GM Al Davis era · West Virginia
1997Kevin LockettKC — GM Carl Peterson · Kansas St.
1995Frank SandersARI — GM Larry Wilson · Auburn
1984Pete MandleyDET — GM Russ Thomas · Northern Arizona
1983Darryal WilsonNE — GM Patrick Sullivan · Tennessee
1980Ralph ClaytonNYJ — GM Jim Kensil · Michigan
1972Glenn DoughtyIND · Michigan

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