WR · pick 58 — first ever wide receiver at #58 (1979)

WR·pick 58

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #58

Moore, JeffJeff Moore

Drafted by LAR · Tennessee

1979

WRs drafted at #58 in NFL history

most recent: Jack Bech (LV, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a wide receiver at #58 a 11.2% chance in 1979.

Wide receiver at #58, 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 · 1979 draft

#53OTJeff ToewsMIA
#54RBEddie HillLAR
#55CBAaron MitchellDAL
#56LBZack ValentinePIT
#57LBMichael JacksonSEA
#59OGBarney CottonCIN
#60RBJerry EckwoodTB
#61RBTony NathanMIA
#62OTJon BorchardtBUF
#63LBMel LandMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2025Jack BechLV — GM John Spytek · TCU
2011Torrey SmithBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Maryland
2008Dexter JacksonTB — GM Bruce Allen · Appalachian St.
2005Terrence MurphyGB — GM Ted Thompson · Texas A&M
1991Reggie BarrettDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Texas-El Paso
1990Ricky ProehlARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Wake Forest
1988Ray RoundtreeDET — GM Russ Thomas · Penn St.

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