WR · pick 53 — first ever wide receiver at #53 (1968)

WR·pick 53

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #53

John Wright

Drafted by ATL · Illinois

1968

WRs drafted at #53 in NFL history

most recent: Alec Pierce (IND, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Wide receiver at #53, 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: 12.8%

Surrounding picks · 1968 draft

#48QBMike LivingstonKC
#49WRMac HaikTEN
#50LBBob GrantIND
#51OGMike LaHoodLAR
#52QBKen StablerLV
#54WRJim CoxMIA
#55RBTom SmileyCIN
#56QBGary DavisCIN
#57CBMajor HazeltonCHI
#58RBGarrett FordDEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2022Alec PierceIND — GM Chris Ballard · Cincinnati
2014Davante AdamsGB — GM Ted Thompson · Fresno St.
2008Limas SweedPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Texas
1999Peerless PriceBUF — GM John Butler · Tennessee
1997Will BlackwellPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · San Diego St.
1981Doug DonleyDAL — GM Tex Schramm · Ohio St.
1978Ron SmithLAR · San Diego State

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