TE · pick 185 — first ever tight end at #185 (1980)

TE·pick 185

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #185

Joe Rose

Drafted by MIA — GM Don Shula · California

1980

TEs drafted at #185 in NFL history

most recent: Bauer Sharp (TB, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a tight end at #185 a 6.1% chance in 1980.

Tight end at #185, 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: 14.2% · 2027 model: 7.3%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#180OGTom KearnsNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#181DEChris LinninNYG — GM George Young
#182QBCraig BradshawTEN — GM Bum Phillips
#183WREmanuel TolbertCHI — GM Jim Finks
#184OGJohn HavekostDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#186OGJim LeonardTB — GM Phil Krueger
#187OGMelvin JonesWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#188CBTerrell WardPHI — GM Jim Murray
#189RBLester BrownDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#190RBBennie LeverettNYJ — GM Jim Kensil

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2026Bauer SharpTB · LSU
2010Anthony McCoySEA — GM John Schneider · USC
1992Kevin SmithLV — GM Al Davis · UCLA
1987Derek TennellSEA — GM Mike McCormack · UCLA

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