WR · pick 31, First WR at #31 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1985)

WR·pick 31

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #31

Vance Johnson

Drafted by DEN , GM John Beake · Arizona

1985 · round 2

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

WRs drafted at #31 in NFL history

most recent: Ricky Pearsall (SF, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1984, the model gave a wide receiver at #31 a 8.9% chance in 1985.

Wide receiver at #31, 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: 11.5% · 2027 model: 11.3%

Surrounding picks · 1985 draft

#26RBSteve SewellDEN , GM John Beake
#27RBLorenzo HamptonMIA , GM Don Shula
#28CTrevor MatichNE , GM Patrick Sullivan
#29OGMark TraynowiczBUF , GM Bill Polian
#30CBIssiac HoltMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#32CBDon AndersonIND , GM Jim Irsay/staff
#33CBTory NixonWAS , GM Bobby Beathard
#34CKevin GloverDET , GM Russ Thomas
#35RBGreg AllenCLE , GM Ernie Accorsi
#36DERichard ByrdTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2024Ricky PearsallSF , GM John Lynch · Florida
2004Rashaun WoodsSF , GM Terry Donahue · Oklahoma St.
1996Alex Van DykeNYJ , GM Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan · Nevada
1992Carl PickensCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Tennessee
1989Lawyer TillmanCLE , GM Ernie Accorsi · Auburn

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