TE · pick 116 — first ever tight end at #116 (1972)

TE·pick 116

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #116

Bishop, JimJim Bishop

Drafted by LAC · Tennessee Tech

1972

TEs drafted at #116 in NFL history

most recent: Orson Charles (CIN, 2012)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a tight end at #116 a 5.7% chance in 1972.

Tight end at #116, 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: 11.2% · 2027 model: 8.1%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#111RBBill ButlerNO
#112OTCarl JohnsonNO
#113DESteve FurnessPIT
#114CBDickie HarrisNYJ
#115DTDon CroftIND
#117TEBob ParsonsCHI
#118WRJim KriegDEN
#119LBRalph CindrichATL
#120OGChilds, BobBob ChildsLAR
#121LBEdwards, LarryLarry EdwardsNYG

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2012Orson CharlesCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Georgia
1985K.D. DunnARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Clemson

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