WR · pick 62 — first ever wide receiver at #62 (1975)

WR·pick 62

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #62

Danny Buggs

Drafted by NYG · West Virginia

1975

WRs drafted at #62 in NFL history

most recent: Andy Isabella (ARI, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a wide receiver at #62 a 11.4% chance in 1975.

Wide receiver at #62, 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 · 1975 draft

#57TEOscar RoanCLE
#58RBWillard HarrellGB
#59DTWalker, CorneliusCornelius WalkerKC
#60RBJones, AndrewAndrew JonesNO
#61CGeoff ReeceLAR
#63DEElois GroomsNO
#64QBGary SheideCIN
#65RBWoody ThompsonATL
#66DTCusick, PetePete CusickNE
#67TEDan NugentLAR

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2019Andy IsabellaARI — GM Steve Keim · Massachusetts
2017JuJu Smith-SchusterPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · USC
2004Keary ColbertCAR — GM Marty Hurney · USC
2002Antwaan Randle ElPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Indiana
1992Robert BrooksGB — GM Ron Wolf · South Carolina
1983Glen YoungPHI — GM Jim Murray · Mississippi St.
1980Mike FriedeDET — GM Russ Thomas · Indiana
1977Tony HillDAL · Stanford

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