WR · pick 51 — first ever wide receiver at #51 (1991)

WR·pick 51

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #51

Doug Thomas

Drafted by SEA — GM Tom Flores/Behring · Clemson

1991

WRs drafted at #51 in NFL history

most recent: A.J. Brown (TEN, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1990, the model gave a wide receiver at #51 a 10.6% chance in 1991.

Wide receiver at #51, 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: 14.5% · 2027 model: 12.7%

Surrounding picks · 1991 draft

#46WRJeff GrahamPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#47OGEric MotenLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#48SJesse CampbellPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#49DTChris ZorichCHI — GM Bill Tobin
#50CJoe ValerioKC — GM Carl Peterson
#52DELamar RogersCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#53LBJohn JohnsonSF — GM John McVay
#54DEPhil HansenBUF — GM Bill Polian
#55LBKanavis McGheeNYG — GM George Young
#56OGCalvin StephensNE — GM Sam Jankovich

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2019A.J. BrownTEN — GM Jon Robinson · Mississippi
2018Anthony MillerCHI — GM Ryan Pace · Memphis
2008Malcolm KellyWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato · Oklahoma
2007Steve SmithNYG — GM Jerry Reese · USC

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