WR · pick 80 — first ever wide receiver at #80 (1975)

WR·pick 80

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #80

Marshall Johnson

Drafted by IND · Houston

1975

WRs drafted at #80 in NFL history

most recent: Ja'Kobi Lane (BAL, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a wide receiver at #80 a 11.5% chance in 1975.

Wide receiver at #80, 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 · 1975 draft

#75LBGerald HillMIA
#76RBLouis CarterLV
#77LBBo HarrisCIN
#78TEWalter WhitePIT
#79SRobert GiblinNYG
#81OGJohn NesselATL
#82CBTony PetersCLE
#83CBVirgil LiversCHI
#85DECleveland ElamSF
#86RBAllen CarterNE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2026Ja'Kobi LaneBAL · USC
2024Jermaine BurtonCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Alabama
2020Lynn Bowden Jr.LV — GM Mike Mayock · Kentucky
2007Paul WilliamsTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt · Fresno St.
2000Darrell JacksonSEA — GM Mike Holmgren · Florida
1990Greg McMurtryNE — GM Sam Jankovich · Michigan
1976Duriel HarrisMIA · New Mexico State

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