WR · pick 68 — first ever wide receiver at #68 (1973)

WR·pick 68

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #68

Tim George

Drafted by CIN · Carson–Newman

1973

WRs drafted at #68 in NFL history

most recent: DeVier Posey (HOU, 2012)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a wide receiver at #68 a 11.4% chance in 1973.

Wide receiver at #68, 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 · 1973 draft

#63RBTerry MetcalfARI
#64QBDan FoutsLAC
#65WRJim LashMIN
#66RBPete Van ValkenburgNO
#67DECrum, BobBob CrumCLE
#69DTRich GloverNYG
#70DTJohn WoodDEN
#71LBJim LaslavicDET
#72OTKrause, PaulPaul KrauseCLE
#73RBDavis, CharlesCharles DavisNE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2012DeVier PoseyHOU — GM Rick Smith · Ohio St.
2005Courtney RobyTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Indiana
1994Tydus WinansWAS — GM Charley Casserly · Fresno St.
1991Jake ReedMIN — GM Jeff Diamond · Grambling St.
1990Ron LewisSF — GM John McVay · Florida St.
1982Kenny DuckettNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff · Wake Forest

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