TE · pick 186 — first ever tight end at #186 (1981)

TE·pick 186

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #186

Brad Scovill

Drafted by SEA — GM John Thompson · Penn St.

1981

TEs drafted at #186 in NFL history

most recent: James Hanna (DAL, 2012)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a tight end at #186 a 5.3% chance in 1981.

Tight end at #186, 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 · 1981 draft

#181LBSteve BusickDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#182OTLee SpiveyDET — GM Russ Thomas
#183LBDavid LittlePIT — GM Dick Haley
#184RBDon ShaverMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#185WRKen TolerNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#187LBEddie JohnsonCLE — GM Art Modell/staff
#188LBSteve DoolittleBUF — GM Stew Barber
#189TEPete HolohanLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#190DEMike ClarkLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#191CBKen MillerDAL — GM Tex Schramm

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2012James HannaDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Oklahoma
1995Kevin HickmanDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Navy
1988Danta WhitakerNYG — GM George Young · Miss. Valley St.
1984Clarence KayDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff · Georgia

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