WR · pick 171, First WR at #171 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1976)

WR·pick 171

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #171

Scott Piper

Drafted by BUF · Arizona

1976 · round unknown

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

WRs drafted at #171 in NFL history

most recent: Isaiah Coulter (HOU, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a wide receiver at #171 a 11.3% chance in 1976.

Wide receiver at #171, 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: 13.3% · 2027 model: 12.8%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#166SSteve TaylorKC
#167LBGregolunas, BobBob GregolunasKC
#168LBRobert PennywellSF
#169DTVarner, StanStan VarnerATL
#170DEGreg BoydNE
#172OTHarper, CalvinCalvin HarperKC
#173OTTodd SimonsenTEN
#174RBGary DavisMIA
#175RBDarnell PowellBUF
#176TENelson, OrlandoOrlando NelsonCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2020Isaiah CoulterHOU , GM Bill O'Brien · Rhode Island
2019Darius SlaytonNYG , GM Dave Gettleman · Auburn
2013Corey FullerDET , GM Martin Mayhew · Virginia Tech
2008Marcus HenryNYJ , GM Mike Tannenbaum · Kansas
2006Mike HassNO , GM Mickey Loomis · Oregon St.
2004Triandos LukeDEN , GM Mike Shanahan · Alabama
1999Tai StreetsSF , GM Bill Walsh · Michigan
1984Lionel ManuelNYG , GM George Young · Pacific
1983Jeff SimmonsLAR , GM Don Klosterman · USC

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