WR · pick 83 — first ever wide receiver at #83 (1974)

WR·pick 83

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #83

Clint Haslerig

Drafted by SF · Michigan

1974

WRs drafted at #83 in NFL history

most recent: Chris Brazzell II (CAR, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a wide receiver at #83 a 11.4% chance in 1974.

Wide receiver at #83, 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: 14.3% · 2027 model: 12.8%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#78WRNat MooreMIA
#79LBManstedt, SteveSteve ManstedtTEN
#80QBCarl SummerellNYG
#81WRHarrison DavisLAC
#82WRJohn StallworthPIT
#84SBell, TonyTony BellIND
#85SDurwood KeetonARI
#86SMike TownsendMIN
#87QBMike BorylaCIN
#88RBRod McNeillNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2026Chris Brazzell IICAR · Tennessee
2012Mohamed SanuCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Rutgers
2011Jerrel JerniganNYG — GM Jerry Reese · Troy
2009Brandon TateNE — GM Bill Belichick · North Carolina
2005Chris HenryCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · West Virginia
1991Ed McCaffreyNYG — GM George Young · Stanford
1990Stacey SimmonsIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · Florida
1987Stephen BakerNYG — GM George Young · Fresno St.
1978Don BassCIN · Houston

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