TE · pick 142 — first ever tight end at #142 (1976)

TE·pick 142

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #142

Fred Coleman

Drafted by BUF · Northeast Louisiana

1976

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a tight end at #142 a 5.3% chance in 1976.

Tight end at #142, 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: 10.8% · 2027 model: 7.9%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#137DTWillie LeeKC
#138RBWillie ShelbyCIN
#139RBLonnie PerrinDEN
#140CBTony LeonardSF
#141RBWayne MorrisARI
#143QBMike KirklandIND
#144LBJimbo ElrodKC
#145LBScavella, SteadmanSteadman ScavellaDET
#146STFred SteinfortLV
#147CBScott PerryCIN

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