WR · pick 156, First WR at #156 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1983)

WR·pick 156

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #156

Anthony Allen

Drafted by ATL , GM Tom Braatz · Washington

1983 · round 6

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

WRs drafted at #156 in NFL history

most recent: Jamari Thrash (CLE, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1982, the model gave a wide receiver at #156 a 10.2% chance in 1983.

Wide receiver at #156, 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: 11.9%

Surrounding picks · 1983 draft

#151LBDarrell PattersonNYG , GM George Young
#152LBKiki DeAyalaCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#153CKevin BelcherNYG , GM George Young
#154WRTodd BrownDET , GM Russ Thomas
#155STMike BassNE , GM Patrick Sullivan
#157CBGeorge SchmittARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#158OTKen KaplanTB , GM Phil Krueger
#159WRMike JonesMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#160CRon SamsGB , GM Bart Starr
#161CGrant FeaselIND , GM Ernie Accorsi

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2024Jamari ThrashCLE , GM Andrew Berry · Louisville
2015Tony LippettMIA , GM Dennis Hickey · Michigan St.
2010David ReedBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome · Utah
1995Kez McCorveyDET , GM Chuck Schmidt · Florida St.
1987Greg RichardsonMIN , GM Mike Lynn · Alabama

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