WR · pick 75, First WR at #75 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1977)

WR·pick 75

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #75

Jim Smith

Drafted by PIT · Michigan

1977 · round unknown

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

WRs drafted at #75 in NFL history

most recent: Caleb Douglas (MIA, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a wide receiver at #75 a 10.7% chance in 1977.

Wide receiver at #75, 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: 11.8% · 2027 model: 11.8%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#70TEJimmie GilesTEN
#71OTWatson, MikeMike WatsonMIA
#72DETank MarshallNYJ
#73WRJohn KimbroughBUF
#74OGScribner, RickRick ScribnerGB
#76RBMike VoightCIN
#77SKeith KingLAC
#78LBKurt AllermanARI
#79RBWendell TylerLAR
#80RBTerdell MiddletonARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Caleb DouglasMIA · Texas Tech
2007Laurent RobinsonATL , GM Rich McKay · Illinois St.
1988Tommy KaneSEA , GM Mike McCormack · Syracuse

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