TE · pick 179 — first ever tight end at #179 (1974)

TE·pick 179

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #179

Garske, ScottScott Garske

Drafted by PIT · Eastern Washington

1974

TEs drafted at #179 in NFL history

most recent: Bo Scaife (TEN, 2005)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a tight end at #179 a 4.9% chance in 1974.

Tight end at #179, 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: 13.6% · 2027 model: 7.4%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#174WRFreddie ScottIND
#175STGarcia, RodRod GarciaLV
#176LBNester, RaymondRaymond NesterDAL
#177SKen SawyerCIN
#178LBMaury DamkrogerNE
#180LBMike VartyWAS
#181RBTabron, FredFred TabronMIN
#182OGSullivan, JoeJoe SullivanMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2005Bo ScaifeTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Texas
1999Desmond ClarkDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Wake Forest
1994Andrew JordanMIN — GM Frank Gilliam · Western Carolina
1992Russ CampbellPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Kansas St.
1986Carl HiltonMIN — GM Mike Lynn · Houston
1982Steve JordanMIN — GM Mike Lynn · Brown
1978James WrightATL · TCU

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