TE · pick 102 — first ever tight end at #102 (1979)

TE·pick 102

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #102

Mark Bell

Drafted by SEA · Colorado State

1979

TEs drafted at #102 in NFL history

most recent: Jordan Cameron (CLE, 2011)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a tight end at #102 a 5.3% chance in 1979.

Tight end at #102, 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: 11.4% · 2027 model: 8.2%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#96OGEric CunninghamNYJ
#97QBSteve DilsMIN
#98CBJohnny LynnNYJ
#100RBLynn CainATL
#101CBCharles JohnsonATL
#103TEDon WarrenWAS
#104WRJohn FloydLAC
#105CBCharles JeffersonDEN
#106STEddie HareNE
#107RBSteve HowellMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2011Jordan CameronCLE — GM Tom Heckert · USC
1990Jackie HarrisGB — GM Tom Braatz · La-Monroe

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