TE · pick 14 — first ever tight end at #14 (1981)

TE·pick 14

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #14

Willie Scott

Drafted by KC — GM Jim Schaaf · South Carolina

1981

TEs drafted at #14 in NFL history

most recent: Tyler Warren (IND, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a tight end at #14 a 6.1% chance in 1981.

Tight end at #14, 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: 3.5%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#9LBMel OwensLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#10WRDavid VerserCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#11OTKeith Van HorneCHI — GM Jim Finks
#12RBRandy McMillanIND — GM Dick Szymanski
#13RBDavid OverstreetMIA — GM Don Shula
#15SDennis SmithDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#16WRMark NicholsDET — GM Russ Thomas
#17DEKeith GaryPIT — GM Dick Haley
#18DEDonnell ThompsonIND — GM Dick Szymanski
#19OTBrian HollowayNE — GM Bucko Kilroy

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2025Tyler WarrenIND — GM Chris Ballard · Penn St.
2002Jeremy ShockeyNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · Miami (FL)
2000Bubba FranksGB — GM Ron Wolf · Miami (FL)
1992Derek BrownNYG — GM George Young · Notre Dame

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