TE · pick 13 — first ever tight end at #13 (1979)

TE·pick 13

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #13

Kellen Winslow

Drafted by LAC · Missouri

1979

TEs drafted at #13 in NFL history

most recent: Brock Bowers (LV, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a tight end at #13 a 6.1% chance in 1979.

Tight end at #13, 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: 3.4%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#8RBOttis AndersonARI
#9DEAl HarrisCHI
#10OTKeith DorneyDET
#11STRussell ErxlebenNO
#12RBCharles AlexanderCIN
#14DEMarty LyonsNYJ
#15RBEddie Lee IveryGB
#16RBTed BrownMIN
#17DEDon SmithATL
#18DTManu TuiasosopoSEA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2024Brock BowersLV — GM Tom Telesco · Georgia
1997Tony GonzalezKC — GM Carl Peterson · California
1988Keith JacksonPHI — GM Harry Gamble · Oklahoma

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