TE · pick 175 — first ever tight end at #175 (1981)

TE·pick 175

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #175

Ron Battle

Drafted by LAR — GM Don Klosterman · North Texas

1981

TEs drafted at #175 in NFL history

most recent: Robbie Ouzts (SEA, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a tight end at #175 a 5.3% chance in 1981.

Tight end at #175, 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: 13.2% · 2027 model: 7.5%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#170WRRon JohnsonSEA — GM John Thompson
#171CBKevin DonnalleyARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#172SBill WhitakerGB — GM Bart Starr
#173CBRon FellowsDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#174STAlan DuncanPHI — GM Jim Murray
#176LBJeff SchuhCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#177CBJeff FisherCHI — GM Jim Finks
#178STObed AririIND — GM Dick Szymanski
#179OTMike DaumMIA — GM Don Shula
#180RBBilly JacksonKC — GM Jim Schaaf

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2025Robbie OuztsSEA — GM John Schneider · Alabama
2023Davis AllenLAR — GM Les Snead · Clemson
1992Derek WareARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Central Oklahoma

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