WR · pick 75 — first ever wide receiver at #75 (1977)

WR·pick 75

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #75

Jim Smith

Drafted by PIT · Michigan

1977

WRs drafted at #75 in NFL history

most recent: Caleb Douglas (MIA, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a wide receiver at #75 a 11.6% chance in 1977.

Wide receiver at #75, 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 · 1977 draft

#70TEJimmie GilesTEN
#71OTWatson, MikeMike WatsonMIA
#72DETank MarshallNYJ
#73WRJohn KimbroughBUF
#74OGScribner, RickRick ScribnerGB
#76RBMike VoightCIN
#77SKeith KingLAC
#78LBKurt AllermanARI
#79RBWendell TylerLAR
#80RBTerdell MiddletonARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Caleb DouglasMIA · Texas Tech
2007Laurent RobinsonATL — GM Rich McKay · Illinois St.
1988Tommy KaneSEA — GM Mike McCormack · Syracuse

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