WR · pick 51, First WR at #51 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1991)

WR·pick 51

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #51

Doug Thomas

Drafted by SEA , GM Tom Flores/Behring · Clemson

1991 · round 2

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

WRs drafted at #51 in NFL history

most recent: A.J. Brown (TEN, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1990, the model gave a wide receiver at #51 a 9.2% chance in 1991.

Wide receiver at #51, 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: 12.1% · 2027 model: 12.1%

Surrounding picks · 1991 draft

#46WRJeff GrahamPIT , GM Tom Donahoe
#47OGEric MotenLAC , GM Bobby Beathard
#48SJesse CampbellPHI , GM Harry Gamble
#49DTChris ZorichCHI , GM Bill Tobin
#50CJoe ValerioKC , GM Carl Peterson
#52DELamar RogersCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#53LBJohn JohnsonSF , GM John McVay
#54DEPhil HansenBUF , GM Bill Polian
#55LBKanavis McGheeNYG , GM George Young
#56OGCalvin StephensNE , GM Sam Jankovich

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2019A.J. BrownTEN , GM Jon Robinson · Mississippi
2018Anthony MillerCHI , GM Ryan Pace · Memphis
2008Malcolm KellyWAS , GM Vinny Cerrato · Oklahoma
2007Steve SmithNYG , GM Jerry Reese · USC

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