TE · pick 229 — first ever tight end at #229 (1999)

TE·pick 229

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #229

Mike Lucky

Drafted by DAL — GM Jerry Jones · Arizona

1999

TEs drafted at #229 in NFL history

most recent: Ben Koyack (JAX, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1998, the model gave a tight end at #229 a 7.7% chance in 1999.

Tight end at #229, 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: 19.2% · 2027 model: 6.5%

Surrounding picks · 1999 draft

#224SJoJuan ArmourLV — GM Al Davis era
#225DTRyan HaleNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#226OGRobert HuntTB — GM Rich McKay
#227QBMichael BishopNE — GM Bobby Grier
#228STKris BrownPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#230TESheldon JacksonBUF — GM John Butler
#231LBO.J. ChildressNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi
#232DTJermaine HaleyMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#233RBAutry DensonTB — GM Rich McKay
#234LBKory MinorSF — GM Bill Walsh

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2015Ben KoyackJAX — GM David Caldwell · Notre Dame

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