WR · pick 55, First WR at #55 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1971)

WR·pick 55

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #55

Dickerson, SamSam Dickerson

Drafted by SF · USC

1971 · round unknown

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

WRs drafted at #55 in NFL history

most recent: Tre Harris (LAC, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a wide receiver at #55 a 10.7% chance in 1971.

Wide receiver at #55, 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: 12.4% · 2027 model: 12.4%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#50OGHank AllisonPHI
#51CBIke ThomasDAL
#52DEBill AtessisIND
#53CBruce JarvisBUF
#54CBBivian LeeNO
#56QBLynn DickeyTEN
#57RBJim BraxtonBUF
#58SChris FarasopoulosNYJ
#59QBLeo HartATL
#60RBSteve DavisPIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2025Tre HarrisLAC , GM Joe Hortiz · Mississippi
2023Rashee RiceKC , GM Brett Veach · SMU
2016Tyler BoydCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Pittsburgh
2005Roscoe ParrishBUF , GM Tom Donahoe · Miami (FL)
1998Joe JureviciusNYG , GM Ernie Accorsi · Penn St.

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