WR · pick 249, First WR at #249 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (2002)

WR·pick 249

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #249

Rodney Wright

Drafted by BUF , GM Tom Donahoe · Fresno St.

2002 · round 7

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

WRs drafted at #249 in NFL history

most recent: Ben Skowronek (LAR, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2001, the model gave a wide receiver at #249 a 10.2% chance in 2002.

Wide receiver at #249, 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: 13.9% · 2027 model: 11.9%

Surrounding picks · 2002 draft

#244OTKevin ShafferATL , GM Harold Richardson
#245LBQuincy MonkNYG , GM Ernie Accorsi
#246CBSteve SmithJAX , GM Tom Coughlin
#247STHayden EpsteinJAX , GM Tom Coughlin
#248OGKyle KosierSF , GM Terry Donahue
#250TETracey WistromTB , GM Rich McKay
#251RBJarrett FergusonBUF , GM Tom Donahoe
#252TEMatt MurphyDET , GM Matt Millen
#253WRDavid GivensNE , GM Bill Belichick
#254WRAaron LockettTB , GM Rich McKay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2021Ben SkowronekLAR , GM Les Snead · Notre Dame
2011DeMarco SampsonARI , GM Rod Graves · San Diego St.
2007Derek StanleyLAR , GM Jay Zygmunt · Wisconsin–Whitewater
2006Ben ObomanuSEA , GM Tim Ruskell · Auburn

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