WR · pick 170, First WR at #170 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1981)

WR·pick 170

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #170

Ron Johnson

Drafted by SEA , GM John Thompson · Long Beach St.

1981 · round 7

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

WRs drafted at #170 in NFL history

most recent: Bub Means (NO, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a wide receiver at #170 a 10.6% chance in 1981.

Wide receiver at #170, 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: 13.8% · 2027 model: 12.6%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#165RBEdward O'NealNYG , GM George Young
#166LBGlen ReddNO , GM Ken Meyer/staff
#167WRKevin WilliamsNO , GM Ken Meyer/staff
#168RBLouis JacksonNYG , GM George Young
#169DEKenny NeilNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#171CBKevin DonnalleyARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#172SBill WhitakerGB , GM Bart Starr
#173CBRon FellowsDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#174STAlan DuncanPHI , GM Jim Murray
#175TERon BattleLAR , GM Don Klosterman

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 11 picks

2024Bub MeansNO , GM Mickey Loomis · Pittsburgh
2017Rodney AdamsMIN , GM Rick Spielman · South Florida
2002Sam SimmonsMIA , GM Rick Spielman · Northwestern
2000Frank MurphyCHI , GM Mark Hatley · Kansas St.
1998Patrick PalmerWAS , GM Charley Casserly · Northwestern St. (LA)
1997Brian ManningMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson · Stanford
1994Lloyd HillCHI , GM Rod Graves · Texas Tech
1987Mark BelliniIND , GM Jim Irsay/staff · BYU
1986Eric SwansonARI , GM Bill Bidwill · Tennessee
1985Mike AkiuTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg · Hawaii
1983Herkie WallsTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg · Texas

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