WR · pick 81 — first ever wide receiver at #81 (1974)

WR·pick 81

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #81

Harrison Davis

Drafted by LAC · Virginia

1974

WRs drafted at #81 in NFL history

most recent: Bryan Edwards (LV, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a wide receiver at #81 a 11.4% chance in 1974.

Wide receiver at #81, 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 · 1974 draft

#76OTOliver, AlAl OliverLAR
#77CScott AndersonMIN
#78WRNat MooreMIA
#79LBManstedt, SteveSteve ManstedtTEN
#80QBCarl SummerellNYG
#82WRJohn StallworthPIT
#83WRClint HaslerigSF
#84SBell, TonyTony BellIND
#85SDurwood KeetonARI
#86SMike TownsendMIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2020Bryan EdwardsLV — GM Mike Mayock · South Carolina
2018Michael GallupDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Colorado St.
2008Early DoucetARI — GM Rod Graves · LSU
1995Tamarick VanoverKC — GM Carl Peterson · Florida St.
1985Danny GreeneSEA — GM Mike McCormack · Washington
1978Jimmy CefaloMIA · Penn State

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