WR · pick 97, First WR at #97 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, WR grouping. (1972)

WR·pick 97

FIRST WR IN OUR WINDOW AT #97

Andy Hamilton

Drafted by KC · LSU

1972 · round unknown

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

WRs drafted at #97 in NFL history

most recent: Dri Archer (PIT, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a wide receiver at #97 a 11.5% chance in 1972.

Wide receiver at #97, 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: 12.0% · 2027 model: 11.8%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#92RBPo JamesPHI
#93LBChuck ZapiecDAL
#94DTHoward, AndrewAndrew HowardATL
#95QBEddie PhillipsLAR
#96CBWindlan HallSF
#98WRCliff BranchLV
#99LBJoe FederspielNO
#100CDave DalbyLV
#101DEColeman, MikeMike ColemanNO
#102LBTom GrahamDEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2014Dri ArcherPIT , GM Kevin Colbert · Kent St.
2008Andre CaldwellCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Florida
1990Chris CallowayPIT , GM Dick Haley · Michigan
1988Sammy MartinNE , GM Patrick Sullivan · LSU
1981Ron WashingtonKC , GM Jim Schaaf · Arizona St.
1978Jimmy ChildsARI · Cal Poly

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