WR · pick 28, First WR at #28 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1970)

WR·pick 28

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #28

Ronnie Shanklin

Drafted by PIT · North Texas State

1970 · round unknown

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

WRs drafted at #28 in NFL history

most recent: Xavier Worthy (KC, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a wide receiver at #28 a 9.6% chance in 1970.

Wide receiver at #28, 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: 11.3% · 2027 model: 11.3%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#23RBDuane ThomasDAL
#24TERaymond ChesterLV
#25OTJohn WardMIN
#26OTSid SmithKC
#27OTBob AsherDAL
#29TEJim MandichMIA
#30QBDennis ShawBUF
#31DTLeo BrooksTEN
#32DTRon CarpenterCIN
#33DTJim CorrigallARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2024Xavier WorthyKC , GM Brett Veach · Texas
2014Kelvin BenjaminCAR , GM Dave Gettleman · Florida St.
1990Reggie RembertNYJ , GM Dick Steinberg · West Virginia
1987Mark IngramNYG , GM George Young · Michigan St.

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