TE · pick 164 — first ever tight end at #164 (1970)

TE·pick 164

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #164

Jim McFarland

Drafted by ARI · Nebraska

1970

TEs drafted at #164 in NFL history

most recent: Tanner Koziol (JAX, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a tight end at #164 a 4.9% chance in 1970.

Tight end at #164, 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: 12.3% · 2027 model: 7.6%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#159SJake ScottMIA
#160RBOdell LawsonNE
#161OTWayne FowlerBUF
#162CBTed ProvostLAR
#163CBLemar ParrishCIN
#165RBJim StrongSF
#166DEWoodard, LonLon WoodardNO
#167CBRandy MontgomeryDEN
#168DTBill NelsonLAR
#169WROrcutt, GaryGary OrcuttATL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Tanner KoziolJAX · Houston
2000Jay TantARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Northwestern
1990Ronnie HaliburtonDEN — GM John Beake · LSU

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