WR · pick 8 — first ever wide receiver at #8 (1967)

WR·pick 8

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #8

Gene Washington

Drafted by MIN · Michigan State

1967 · earliest year in the data window

WRs drafted at #8 in NFL history

most recent: Jordyn Tyson (NO, 2026)

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 #8, 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: 14.6% · 2027 model: 11.9%

Surrounding picks · 1967 draft

#3QBSteve SpurrierSF
#4QBBob GrieseMIA
#5LBGeorge WebsterTEN
#6RBFloyd LittleDEN
#7RBMel FarrDET
#9OGBob HylandGB
#10DELoyd PhillipsCHI
#11OTCas BanaszekSF
#12OGPaul SeilerNYJ
#13RBRay McDonaldWAS

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2026Jordyn TysonNO · Arizona St.
2025Tetairoa McMillanCAR — GM Dan Morgan · Arizona
2022Drake LondonATL — GM Terry Fontenot · USC
2013Tavon AustinLAR — GM Les Snead · West Virginia
2001David TerrellCHI — GM Jerry Angelo · Michigan
2000Plaxico BurressPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Michigan St.
1999David BostonARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Ohio St.
1995Joey GallowaySEA — GM Mike Allman · Ohio St.
1971Frank LewisPIT · Grambling

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