WR · pick 218, First WR at #218 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (2001)

WR·pick 218

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #218

Chris Taylor

Drafted by PIT , GM Kevin Colbert · Texas A&M

2001 · round 7

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

WRs drafted at #218 in NFL history

most recent: Anthony Smith (DAL, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2000, the model gave a wide receiver at #218 a 10.1% chance in 2001.

Wide receiver at #218, 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: 13.4% · 2027 model: 11.8%

Surrounding picks · 2001 draft

#213LBAnthony DenmanJAX , GM Tom Coughlin
#214WRReggie GermanyBUF , GM Tom Donahoe
#215SCorey HallATL , GM Harold Richardson
#216STOwen PochmanNE , GM Bill Belichick
#217OGTupe PekoNYJ , GM Terry Bradway
#219OGKynan ForneyATL , GM Harold Richardson
#220OGRick DeMullingIND , GM Bill Polian
#221DTEnnis DavisNO , GM Randy Mueller
#222CDennis NormanSEA , GM Mike Holmgren
#223SThan MerrillTB , GM Rich McKay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Anthony SmithDAL · East Carolina
2014Michael CampanaroBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome · Wake Forest
2006Todd WatkinsARI , GM Rod Graves · BYU

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