TE · pick 22 — first ever tight end at #22 (1977)

TE·pick 22

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #22

Mike Cobb

Drafted by CIN · Michigan State

1977

TEs drafted at #22 in NFL history

most recent: David LaFleur (DAL, 1997)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a tight end at #22 a 6.1% chance in 1977.

Tight end at #22, 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: 4.2%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#17LBRobert JacksonCLE
#18OGSteve SchindlerDEN
#19QBSteve PisarkiewiczARI
#20DTWilson FaumuinaATL
#21LBRobin ColePIT
#23LBBob BrudzinskiLAR
#24CBob RushLAC
#25WRStanley MorganNE
#26WRRandy BurkeIND
#27QBTommy KramerMIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

1997David LaFleurDAL — GM Jerry Jones · LSU

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