WR · pick 56, First WR at #56 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1982)

WR·pick 56

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #56

Cedric Jones

Drafted by NE , GM Bucko Kilroy · Duke

1982 · round 3

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

WRs drafted at #56 in NFL history

most recent: D'Wayne Eskridge (SEA, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1981, the model gave a wide receiver at #56 a 9.7% chance in 1982.

Wide receiver at #56, 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: 11.9%

Surrounding picks · 1982 draft

#51OTReggie McElroyNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#52WRMark DuperMIA , GM Don Shula
#53LBJeff RohrerDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#54DTEmanuel WeaverCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#55OTDarryl HaleyNE , GM Bucko Kilroy
#57CBJim BurroughsIND , GM Ernie Accorsi
#58CBRodney LewisNO , GM Ken Meyer/staff
#59LBEugene MarveBUF , GM Stew Barber
#60LBClayton WeishuhnNE , GM Bucko Kilroy
#61WRCarl PowellWAS , GM Bobby Beathard

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2021D'Wayne EskridgeSEA , GM John Schneider · Western Michigan
2019Mecole HardmanKC , GM Brett Veach · Georgia
2014Cody LatimerDEN , GM John Elway · Indiana
1996Derrick MayesGB , GM Ron Wolf · Notre Dame
1993Vincent BrisbyNE , GM Sam Jankovich · La-Monroe
1987Scott SchwedesMIA , GM Don Shula · Syracuse

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