WR · pick 42, First WR at #42 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1985)

WR·pick 42

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #42

Chris Burkett

Drafted by BUF , GM Bill Polian · Jackson St.

1985 · round 2

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

WRs drafted at #42 in NFL history

most recent: Laviska Shenault Jr. (JAX, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1984, the model gave a wide receiver at #42 a 9.2% chance in 1985.

Wide receiver at #42, 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: 12.0% · 2027 model: 12.0%

Surrounding picks · 1985 draft

#37QBRandall CunninghamPHI , GM Harry Gamble
#38OTDaren GilbertNO , GM Jim Finks
#39CBWayne DavisLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#40SLester LylesNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#41TEJonathan HayesKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#43LBCarl ZanderCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#44LBJesse PennDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#45DEMike GannATL , GM Tom Braatz
#46WRStacy RobinsonNYG , GM George Young
#47OTMark BehningPIT , GM Dick Haley

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2020Laviska Shenault Jr.JAX , GM David Caldwell · Colorado
2014Jordan MatthewsPHI , GM Howie Roseman · Vanderbilt
2008Eddie RoyalDEN , GM Mike Shanahan · Virginia Tech
1998Patrick JohnsonBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome · Oregon
1991Wesley CarrollNO , GM Jim Finks · Miami (FL)

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