TE · pick 131 — first ever tight end at #131 (1971)

TE·pick 131

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #131

Hardt, DavidDavid Hardt

Drafted by NE · Kentucky

1971

TEs drafted at #131 in NFL history

most recent: Jared Wiley (KC, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a tight end at #131 a 5.1% chance in 1971.

Tight end at #131, 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: 11.0% · 2027 model: 8.0%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#126SRalph AndersonPIT
#127LBMarty HuffSF
#128LBBrister, FredFred BristerPIT
#129LBRon KadzielDAL
#130TEJohn AndrewsIND
#132RBDon MoorheadNO
#133CBJack SmithPHI
#134CBWillie AlexanderTEN
#135WREarl ThomasCHI
#136TEPhil WiseNYJ

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2024Jared WileyKC — GM Brett Veach · TCU
1995Tony ClineBUF — GM John Butler · Stanford
1973Ron MayoTEN · Morgan State

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