WR · pick 136, First WR at #136 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1996)

WR·pick 136

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #136

Mercury Hayes

Drafted by NO , GM Bill Kuharich · Michigan

1996 · round 5

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping.

WRs drafted at #136 in NFL history

most recent: Bryce Lance (NO, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a wide receiver at #136 a 10.0% chance in 1996.

Wide receiver at #136, 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: 12.5% · 2027 model: 12.5%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#131LBEric UnverzagtSEA , GM Mike Allman
#132WRJahine ArnoldPIT , GM Tom Donahoe
#133CBMarcus ColemanNYJ , GM Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan
#134RBJerris McPhailMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson
#135WRJoe HornKC , GM Carl Peterson
#137OTJames DexterARI , GM Bob Ferguson
#138SLeomont EvansWAS , GM Charley Casserly
#139OGJohn ElmoreNE , GM Bill Parcells
#140DTJason ManieckiTB , GM Rich McKay
#141OTFred MillerLAR , GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2026Bryce LanceNO · North Dakota St.
2025Elic AyomanorTEN , GM Mike Borgonzi · Stanford
2008Kenny MooreDET , GM Matt Millen · Wake Forest
2005Roydell WilliamsTEN , GM Floyd Reese · Tulane
2001Vinny SutherlandATL , GM Harold Richardson · Purdue

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