WR · pick 71 — first ever wide receiver at #71 (1972)

WR·pick 71

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #71

Allen Dunbar

Drafted by SF · Southern

1972

WRs drafted at #71 in NFL history

most recent: Antonio Williams (WAS, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a wide receiver at #71 a 11.7% chance in 1972.

Wide receiver at #71, 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: 14.4% · 2027 model: 12.8%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#66WRGary HammondNYJ
#67RBLes GoodmanATL
#68OGTom LukenPHI
#69RBMozisek, TomTom MozisekNYG
#70RBLawrence McCutcheonLAR
#72DTMel LunsfordLV
#73DEJim WhiteNE
#74STom MyersNO
#75OGSolomon FreelonTEN
#76SBobby MajorsPHI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2026Antonio WilliamsWAS · Clemson
2022Velus Jones Jr.CHI — GM Ryan Poles · Tennessee
2003Nate BurlesonMIN — GM Mike Tice / Brzezinski · Nevada
1999D'Wayne BatesCHI — GM Mark Hatley · Northwestern
1998E.G. GreenIND — GM Bill Polian · Florida St.
1987Frankie NealGB — GM Tom Braatz · Fort Hays St.

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