TE · pick 180 — first ever tight end at #180 (1986)

TE·pick 180

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #180

Butch Rolle

Drafted by BUF — GM Bill Polian · Michigan St.

1986

TEs drafted at #180 in NFL history

most recent: Seydou Traore (MIA, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1985, the model gave a tight end at #180 a 7.3% chance in 1986.

Tight end at #180, 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: 13.7% · 2027 model: 7.4%

Surrounding picks · 1986 draft

#175RBRodney CarterPIT — GM Dick Haley
#176LBByron LeePHI — GM Harry Gamble
#177RBPat FranklinCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#178DEMark PikeBUF — GM Bill Polian
#179TECarl HiltonMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#181RBPaul MilesSEA — GM Mike McCormack
#182LBFred SmallsLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#183CBEd BerryGB — GM Forrest Gregg
#184RBJon FrancisNYG — GM George Young
#185CBJohnny HollowayDAL — GM Tex Schramm

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Seydou TraoreMIA · Mississippi St.
2009Zach MillerJAX — GM Gene Smith · Nebraska-Omaha
2001Arther LoveNE — GM Bill Belichick · South Carolina St.

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