WR · pick 78 — first ever wide receiver at #78 (1968)

WR·pick 78

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #78

Rich O'Hara

Drafted by IND · Northern Arizona

1968

WRs drafted at #78 in NFL history

most recent: Marquise Goodwin (BUF, 2013)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Wide receiver at #78, 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 · 1968 draft

#73SDick AndersonMIA
#74TECharlie SandersDET
#75OTBob VaughnDEN
#76LBMike McGillMIN
#77DEElvin BetheaTEN
#79WRKen HebertPIT
#80OTArt ShellLV
#81OTDick HimesGB
#82RBPaul RobinsonCIN
#83STDale LivingstonCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 12 picks

2013Marquise GoodwinBUF — GM Doug Whaley · Texas
2011Austin PettisLAR — GM Billy Devaney · Boise St.
2010Brandon LaFellCAR — GM Marty Hurney · LSU
2007James JonesGB — GM Ted Thompson · San Jose St.
2006Travis WilsonCLE — GM Phil Savage · Oklahoma
2004Bernard BerrianCHI — GM Jerry Angelo · Fresno St.
2000Laveranues ColesNYJ — GM Dick Haley · Florida St.
1999Marty BookerCHI — GM Mark Hatley · La-Monroe
1995Chris JonesPHI — GM Tom Modrak · Miami (FL)
1985James ManessCHI — GM Jerry Vainisi · TCU
1983Jo-Jo TownsellNYJ — GM Jim Kensil · UCLA
1974Nat MooreMIA · Florida

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