WR · pick 57 — first ever wide receiver at #57 (1969)

WR·pick 57

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #57

Louis "Speedy" Thomas

Drafted by CIN · Utah

1969

WRs drafted at #57 in NFL history

most recent: Tutu Atwell (LAR, 2021)

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 #57, 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 · 1969 draft

#52QBAl WoodallNYJ
#53DEJulian NunamakerBUF
#54OTMalcolm SniderATL
#55OGAl JenkinsCLE
#56CJon KolbPIT
#58RBCarl GarrettNE
#59WRLarry WaltonDET
#60DEVernon VanoyNYG
#61CBBill ThompsonDEN
#62RBEd CrossWAS

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2021Tutu AtwellLAR — GM Les Snead · Louisville
2020Van JeffersonLAR — GM Les Snead · Florida
2019JJ Arcega-WhitesidePHI — GM Howie Roseman · Stanford
1987Mark CarrierTB — GM Phil Krueger · Nicholls St.

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