WR · pick 30, First WR at #30 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1989)

WR·pick 30

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #30

John Ford

Drafted by DET , GM Chuck Schmidt · Virginia

1989 · round 2

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

WRs drafted at #30 in NFL history

most recent: Omar Cooper (NYJ, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1988, the model gave a wide receiver at #30 a 8.8% chance in 1989.

Wide receiver at #30, 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: 12.3% · 2027 model: 12.3%

Surrounding picks · 1989 draft

#25SLouis OliverMIA , GM Don Shula
#26RBCleveland GaryLAR , GM John Shaw
#27WRShawn CollinsATL , GM Ken Herock
#28LBKeith DeLongSF , GM John McVay
#29OGSteve WisniewskiDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#31WRLawyer TillmanCLE , GM Ernie Accorsi
#32QBMike ElkinsKC , GM Carl Peterson
#33WRDanny PeeblesTB , GM Phil Krueger
#34SCarnell LakePIT , GM Dick Haley
#35RBEric BallCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2026Omar CooperNYJ · Indiana
2012A.J. JenkinsSF , GM Trent Baalke · Illinois
2009Kenny BrittTEN , GM Mike Reinfeldt · Rutgers
2007Craig DavisLAC , GM A.J. Smith · LSU
2001Reggie WayneIND , GM Bill Polian · Miami (FL)
1998Marcus NashDEN , GM Mike Shanahan · Tennessee
1994Darnay ScottCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · San Diego St.

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