WR · pick 166, First WR at #166 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1988)

WR·pick 166

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #166

Michael Haynes

Drafted by ATL , GM Ken Herock · Northern Arizona

1988 · round 7

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

WRs drafted at #166 in NFL history

most recent: Tory Horton (SEA, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1987, the model gave a wide receiver at #166 a 10.0% chance in 1988.

Wide receiver at #166, 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: 13.5% · 2027 model: 12.6%

Surrounding picks · 1988 draft

#161CBLemuel StinsonCHI , GM Bill Tobin
#162OGBob SimsNO , GM Jim Finks
#163DTShawn LeeTB , GM Phil Krueger
#164CBDerrick WhiteMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#165DTJeff KnaptonLAR , GM John Shaw
#167RBKerry GoodeTB , GM Phil Krueger
#168LBRich RomerCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#169WRJeff JamesDET , GM Russ Thomas
#170LBTroy StedmanKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#171SDerrick CrudupLV , GM Al Davis

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2025Tory HortonSEA , GM John Schneider · Colorado St.
2020Quintez CephusDET , GM Bob Quinn · Wisconsin
2017Shelton GibsonPHI , GM Howie Roseman · West Virginia
2012Marvin JonesCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · California
2001Bobby NewcombeARI , GM Bob Ferguson · Nebraska
1999Malcolm JohnsonPIT , GM Tom Donahoe · Notre Dame
1995Edward HerveyDAL , GM Jerry Jones · USC
1994Steve HawkinsNE , GM Bill Parcells · Western Michigan
1991Millard HamiltonBUF , GM Bill Polian · Clark (GA)

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