TE · pick 216 — first ever tight end at #216 (1996)

TE·pick 216

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #216

Lovett Purnell

Drafted by NE — GM Bill Parcells · West Virginia

1996

TEs drafted at #216 in NFL history

most recent: Tyler Ecker (WAS, 2007)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a tight end at #216 a 8.1% chance in 1996.

Tight end at #216, 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: 17.4% · 2027 model: 6.8%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#211CBen LynchKC — GM Carl Peterson
#212TEJarius HayesARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#213OTLeslie RatliffeDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#214CBConrad HamiltonNYG — GM George Young
#215LBJeremy AsherWAS — GM Charley Casserly
#217WRDonnell BakerCAR — GM Bill Polian
#218RBMike ArchieTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#219OTRod JonesCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#220LBSedric ClarkLV — GM Al Davis era
#221SReggie RuskTB — GM Rich McKay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2007Tyler EckerWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato · Michigan

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