WR · pick 82 — first ever wide receiver at #82 (1974)

WR·pick 82

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #82

John Stallworth

Drafted by PIT · Alabama A&M

1974

WRs drafted at #82 in NFL history

most recent: Dyami Brown (WAS, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a wide receiver at #82 a 11.4% chance in 1974.

Wide receiver at #82, 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

#77CScott AndersonMIN
#78WRNat MooreMIA
#79LBManstedt, SteveSteve ManstedtTEN
#80QBCarl SummerellNYG
#81WRHarrison DavisLAC
#83WRClint HaslerigSF
#84SBell, TonyTony BellIND
#85SDurwood KeetonARI
#86SMike TownsendMIN
#87QBMike BorylaCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 11 picks

2021Dyami BrownWAS — GM Ron Rivera · North Carolina
2017Carlos HendersonDEN — GM John Elway · Louisiana Tech
2011Vincent BrownLAC — GM A.J. Smith · San Diego St.
2010Emmanuel SandersPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · SMU
2009Derrick WilliamsDET — GM Martin Mayhew · Penn St.
2006Derek HaganMIA — GM Randy Mueller · Arizona St.
2004Devard DarlingBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Washington St.
1999Karsten BaileySEA — GM Randy Mueller · Auburn
1998Larry ShannonMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson · East Carolina
1989Don BeebeBUF — GM Bill Polian · Chadron St.
1986David WilliamsCHI — GM Jerry Vainisi · Illinois

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