WR · pick 97 — first ever wide receiver at #97 (1972)

WR·pick 97

FIRST WR EVER DRAFTED AT #97

Andy Hamilton

Drafted by KC · LSU

1972

WRs drafted at #97 in NFL history

most recent: Dri Archer (PIT, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a wide receiver at #97 a 12.2% chance in 1972.

Wide receiver at #97, 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: 12.7%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#92RBPo JamesPHI
#93LBChuck ZapiecDAL
#94DTHoward, AndrewAndrew HowardATL
#95QBEddie PhillipsLAR
#96CBWindlan HallSF
#98WRCliff BranchLV
#99LBJoe FederspielNO
#100CDave DalbyLV
#101DEColeman, MikeMike ColemanNO
#102LBTom GrahamDEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2014Dri ArcherPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Kent St.
2008Andre CaldwellCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Florida
1990Chris CallowayPIT — GM Dick Haley · Michigan
1988Sammy MartinNE — GM Patrick Sullivan · LSU
1981Ron WashingtonKC — GM Jim Schaaf · Arizona St.
1978Jimmy ChildsARI · Cal Poly

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