WR · pick 178, First WR at #178 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1973)

WR·pick 178

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #178

Hatter, WillieWillie Hatter

Drafted by MIA · Northern Illinois

1973 · round unknown

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

WRs drafted at #178 in NFL history

most recent: Aldrick Robinson (WAS, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a wide receiver at #178 a 12.2% chance in 1973.

Wide receiver at #178, 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: 12.8% · 2027 model: 11.4%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#173OTDonn SmithKC
#174DEJohn MitchellSF
#175DTJohn AndrewsDET
#176LBRodrigo BarnesDAL
#177OTMuller, JohnJohn MullerGB
#179LBGary WeaverLV
#180DEDorsey, NateNate DorseyPIT
#181TEFord, JohnJohn FordBUF
#182RBTom SmithMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2011Aldrick RobinsonWAS , GM Bruce Allen · SMU
1985Karl PoweDAL , GM Tex Schramm · Alabama St.

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