WR · pick 88 — first ever wide receiver at #88 (1976)

WR·pick 88

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #88

Ernie Pough

Drafted by PIT · Texas Southern

1976

WRs drafted at #88 in NFL history

most recent: Jalen Tolbert (DAL, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a wide receiver at #88 a 11.3% chance in 1976.

Wide receiver at #88, 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: 12.7%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#83OTBrad OatesARI
#84CRik BonnessLV
#85OGWes HamiltonMIN
#86OTJackie SlaterLAR
#87WRButch JohnsonDAL
#89STRick EnglesSEA
#90RBRon LeeIND
#91LBSteve MaughanTB
#92STDon BitterlichSEA
#93QBSteve MyerSEA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2022Jalen TolbertDAL — GM Jerry Jones · South Alabama
2010Andre RobertsARI — GM Rod Graves · The Citadel
1997Dedric WardNYJ — GM Bill Parcells · Northern Iowa
1990Tony MossCHI — GM Bill Tobin · LSU
1986Kelvin EdwardsNO — GM Jim Finks · Liberty
1981Steve RhodesARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Oklahoma
1980Ray ButlerIND — GM Dick Szymanski · USC

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