TE · pick 20 — first ever tight end at #20 (1973)

TE·pick 20

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #20

Billy Joe Dupree

Drafted by DAL · Michigan State

1973

TEs drafted at #20 in NFL history

most recent: Noah Fant (DEN, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a tight end at #20 a 4.1% chance in 1973.

Tight end at #20, 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: 10.9% · 2027 model: 4.0%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#15WRIsaac CurtisCIN
#16WRSteve HoldenCLE
#17DEErnie PriceDET
#18SMike HolmesSF
#19WRDarryl StingleyNE
#21WRBarry SmithGB
#22OTPete AdamsCLE
#23STRay GuyLV
#24CBJ. T. ThomasPIT
#25WRJohnny RodgersLAC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2019Noah FantDEN — GM John Elway · Iowa
2009Brandon PettigrewDET — GM Martin Mayhew · Oklahoma St.
1993Irv SmithNO — GM Jim Finks · Notre Dame
1984David LewisDET — GM Russ Thomas · California

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