WR · pick 90 — first ever wide receiver at #90 (1972)

WR·pick 90

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #90

Robert West

Drafted by DAL · San Diego State

1972

WRs drafted at #90 in NFL history

most recent: Donte Moncrief (IND, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a wide receiver at #90 a 12.0% chance in 1972.

Wide receiver at #90, 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 · 1972 draft

#85DEMike CrangleNO
#86LBEric PattonGB
#87SJohn SaundersLAR
#88LBEd BradleyPIT
#89DEEd GaligherNYJ
#91DELarry BallMIA
#92RBPo JamesPHI
#93LBChuck ZapiecDAL
#94DTHoward, AndrewAndrew HowardATL
#95QBEddie PhillipsLAR

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2014Donte MoncriefIND — GM Ryan Grigson · Mississippi
2010Taylor PriceNE — GM Bill Belichick · Ohio
2006Maurice StovallTB — GM Bruce Allen · Notre Dame
1995Antonio FreemanGB — GM Ron Wolf · Virginia Tech
1991Yancey ThigpenLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · Winston-Salem St.
1986Chas FoxKC — GM Jim Schaaf · Furman
1980Danny PittmanNYG — GM George Young · Wyoming

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