WR · pick 228, First WR at #228 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1996)

WR·pick 228

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #228

Gregory Spann

Drafted by JAX , GM Tom Coughlin · Jackson St.

1996 · round 7

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

WRs drafted at #228 in NFL history

most recent: Colton Dowell (TEN, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a wide receiver at #228 a 10.4% chance in 1996.

Wide receiver at #228, 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: 13.5% · 2027 model: 11.5%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#223OGJon MerrillMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#224CDarius SmithLV , GM Al Davis era
#225DEJohnie ChurchSEA , GM Mike Allman
#226OGChris BanksDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#227WRClarence JonesJAX , GM Tom Coughlin
#229OTEthan BrooksATL , GM Harold Richardson
#230OGJeff BuckeyMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson
#231RBFreddie BradleyLAC , GM Bobby Beathard
#233DTMarcus KeyesCHI , GM Rod Graves
#234DEKerry HicksCAR , GM Bill Polian

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2023Colton DowellTEN , GM Ran Carthon · UT Martin
2018Marcell AtemanLV , GM Reggie McKenzie · Oklahoma St.
1998Jim TurnerCAR , GM Dom Anile · Syracuse

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