WR · pick 77, First WR at #77 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1978)

WR·pick 77

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #77

Carlos Pennywell

Drafted by NE · Grambling State

1978 · round unknown

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

WRs drafted at #77 in NFL history

most recent: Josh Palmer (LAC, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a wide receiver at #77 a 10.5% chance in 1978.

Wide receiver at #77, 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: 12.3% · 2027 model: 12.3%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#72DTTed VincentCIN
#73QBGifford NielsenTEN
#74DTBrad ShearerCHI
#75LBWhip WaltonMIN
#76STCraig ColquittPIT
#78STFrank CorralLAR
#79OGErnie HughesSF
#80CLeon WhiteLAR
#81WRJimmy CefaloMIA
#82OTLindsey MasonLV

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2021Josh PalmerLAC , GM Tom Telesco · Tennessee
2010Damian WilliamsTEN , GM Mike Reinfeldt · USC
2004Derrick HamiltonSF , GM Terry Donahue · Clemson
2001Snoop MinnisKC , GM Carl Peterson · Florida St.
1991Tim BarnettKC , GM Carl Peterson · Jackson St.
1990Fred BarnettPHI , GM Harry Gamble · Arkansas St.

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