TE · pick 107 — first ever tight end at #107 (1981)

TE·pick 107

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #107

Eric Sievers

Drafted by LAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Maryland

1981

TEs drafted at #107 in NFL history

most recent: Theo Johnson (NYG, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a tight end at #107 a 5.2% chance in 1981.

Tight end at #107, 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: 11.3% · 2027 model: 8.1%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#102LBDon BlackmonNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#103RBAmos LawrenceLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#104OGGeorge LiljaLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#105DTRichard TurnerGB — GM Bart Starr
#106OTNick EyreTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#108LBDerrie NelsonDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#109OGJohn ScullyATL — GM Eddie LeBaron
#110RBCalvin MurrayPHI — GM Jim Murray
#111DTJohnny RobinsonLV — GM Al Davis
#112OGLouis OubreNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2024Theo JohnsonNYG — GM Joe Schoen · Penn St.
2018Chris HerndonNYJ — GM Mike Maccagnan · Miami (FL)
1995Tyrone DavisNYJ — GM Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan · Virginia
1983Pat DunsmoreCHI — GM Jerry Vainisi · Drake

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