WR · pick 173, First WR at #173 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1970)

WR·pick 173

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #173

Merritt, RolandRoland Merritt

Drafted by WAS · Maryland

1970 · round unknown

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

WRs drafted at #173 in NFL history

most recent: Darnell Mooney (CHI, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a wide receiver at #173 a 12.4% chance in 1970.

Wide receiver at #173, 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: 13.2% · 2027 model: 11.4%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#167CBRandy MontgomeryDEN
#168DTBill NelsonLAR
#169WROrcutt, GaryGary OrcuttATL
#171CBFabish, JimJim FabishLAC
#172CCleo WalkerGB
#174QBGordon SladeIND
#175LBKen GeddesDET
#177OGCraig WycinskyCLE
#178CBJames HarrisWAS
#179LBDon AbbeyDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2020Darnell MooneyCHI , GM Ryan Pace · Tulane
1995Charlie SimmonsGB , GM Ron Wolf · Georgia Tech
1987Jamie HollandLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer · Ohio St.
1985James HarbourIND , GM Jim Irsay/staff · Mississippi
1980Malcolm BarnwellLV , GM Al Davis · Virginia Union
1979Kirk GibsonARI · Michigan State
1977Randle, KenKen RandleCLE · USC

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