WR · pick 55 — first ever wide receiver at #55 (1971)

WR·pick 55

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #55

Dickerson, SamSam Dickerson

Drafted by SF · USC

1971

WRs drafted at #55 in NFL history

most recent: Tre Harris (LAC, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a wide receiver at #55 a 11.5% chance in 1971.

Wide receiver at #55, 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 · 1971 draft

#50OGHank AllisonPHI
#51CBIke ThomasDAL
#52DEBill AtessisIND
#53CBruce JarvisBUF
#54CBBivian LeeNO
#56QBLynn DickeyTEN
#57RBJim BraxtonBUF
#58SChris FarasopoulosNYJ
#59QBLeo HartATL
#60RBSteve DavisPIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2025Tre HarrisLAC — GM Joe Hortiz · Mississippi
2023Rashee RiceKC — GM Brett Veach · SMU
2016Tyler BoydCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Pittsburgh
2005Roscoe ParrishBUF — GM Tom Donahoe · Miami (FL)
1998Joe JureviciusNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · Penn St.

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