TE · pick 144 — first ever tight end at #144 (1974)

TE·pick 144

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #144

Jon Keyworth

Drafted by WAS · Colorado

1974

TEs drafted at #144 in NFL history

most recent: Jerome Collins (LAR, 2005)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a tight end at #144 a 5.1% chance in 1974.

Tight end at #144, 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 · 1974 draft

#139RBWillie BurdenDET
#140LBRhodes, DannyDanny RhodesIND
#141STChuck RamseyNE
#142WRKen PayneGB
#143OGDavis, JimJim DavisDET
#145WRWinesberry, JohnJohn WinesberryDEN
#146RBBilly PritchettCLE
#147RBDoyle OrangeATL
#148RBJames McAlisterLV
#149DEJim WolfPIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2005Jerome CollinsLAR — GM Charley Armey · Notre Dame
2004Sean RyanDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Boston Col.

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