TE · pick 155 — first ever tight end at #155 (1985)

TE·pick 155

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #155

Mark Lewis

Drafted by GB — GM Forrest Gregg · Texas A&M

1985

TEs drafted at #155 in NFL history

most recent: Arthur Lynch (MIA, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1984, the model gave a tight end at #155 a 6.5% chance in 1985.

Tight end at #155, 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: 11.5% · 2027 model: 7.7%

Surrounding picks · 1985 draft

#150CBTerry LewisLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#151OGJeff DeatonNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#152CBReggie PleasantATL — GM Tom Braatz
#153LBJoe KrakoskiTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#154TEKeith LesterCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#156OTKen ReevesPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#157OGMatt MoranDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#158TEJay NovacekARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#159OTJack OliverNYG — GM George Young
#160LBGregg CarrPIT — GM Dick Haley

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2014Arthur LynchMIA — GM Dennis Hickey · Georgia
2007Dante RosarioCAR — GM Marty Hurney · Oregon
2006Jeff KingCAR — GM Marty Hurney · Virginia Tech
2002Terry JonesBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Alabama
1997Luther BroughtonPHI — GM Tom Modrak · Furman

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