TE · pick 217 — first ever tight end at #217 (2014)

TE·pick 217

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #217

Ted Bolser

Drafted by WAS — GM Bruce Allen · Indiana

2014

TEs drafted at #217 in NFL history

most recent: Rico Gathers (DAL, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2013, the model gave a tight end at #217 a 6.7% chance in 2014.

Tight end at #217, 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: 17.5% · 2027 model: 6.7%

Surrounding picks · 2014 draft

#212LBMarquis FlowersCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#213QBTajh BoydNYJ — GM John Idzik
#214QBGarrett GilbertLAR — GM Les Snead
#215DTDaniel McCullersPIT — GM Kevin Colbert
#216SAndre HalHOU — GM Rick Smith
#218WRMichael CampanaroBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#219CBT.J. CarrieLV — GM Reggie McKenzie
#220DTShamar StephenMIN — GM Rick Spielman
#221LBRandell JohnsonBUF — GM Doug Whaley
#222RBStorm JohnsonJAX — GM David Caldwell

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2016Rico GathersDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Baylor

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