TE·pick 117
Bob Parsons
Drafted by CHI · Penn State
1972
3
TEs drafted at #117 in NFL history
most recent: Blake Bell (SF, 2015)
How rare was this draftigami?
Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a tight end at #117 a 5.7% chance in 1972.
Tight end at #117, 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
- #112OTCarl Johnson
- #113DESteve Furness
- #114CBDickie Harris
- #115DTDon Croft
- #116TEBishop, JimJim Bishop
- #118WRJim Krieg
- #119LBRalph Cindrich
- #120OGChilds, BobBob Childs
- #121LBEdwards, LarryLarry Edwards
- #122STGeorge Hunt
Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks
- 2015Blake Bell
- 1979Cleveland Jackson