TE · pick 111 — first ever tight end at #111 (2008)

TE·pick 111

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #111

Martin Rucker

Drafted by CLE — GM Phil Savage · Missouri

2008

TEs drafted at #111 in NFL history

most recent: Evan Rodriguez (CHI, 2012)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2007, the model gave a tight end at #111 a 5.5% chance in 2008.

Tight end at #111, 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 · 2008 draft

#106WRMarcus SmithBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#107CCody WallaceSF — GM Scot McCloughan
#108CKory LichtensteigerDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#109OTMike McGlynnPHI — GM Tom Heckert
#110OTShawn MurphyMIA — GM Jeff Ireland
#112OTAnthony CollinsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#113SDwight LoweryNYJ — GM Mike Tannenbaum
#114CBReggie CornerBUF — GM Russ Brandon era
#115DTDre MooreTB — GM Bruce Allen
#116DEKenny IwebemaARI — GM Rod Graves

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2012Evan RodriguezCHI — GM Phil Emery · Temple

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