WR · pick 3, First WR at #3 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1978)

WR·pick 3

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #3

Wes Chandler

Drafted by NO · Florida

1978 · round unknown

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

WRs drafted at #3 in NFL history

most recent: Braylon Edwards (CLE, 2005)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a wide receiver at #3 a 6.7% chance in 1978.

Wide receiver at #3, 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: 8.0% · 2027 model: 6.6%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#1RBEarl CampbellTEN
#2DEArt StillKC
#4OTChris WardNYJ
#5RBTerry MillerBUF
#6WRJames LoftonGB
#7TEKen MacAfeeSF
#8DERoss BrownerCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2005Braylon EdwardsCLE , GM Phil Savage · Michigan
2004Larry FitzgeraldARI , GM Rod Graves · Pittsburgh
2003Andre JohnsonHOU , GM Charley Casserly · Miami (FL)

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