TE·pick 23
Ozzie Newsome
Drafted by CLE · Alabama
1978
2
TEs drafted at #23 in NFL history
most recent: Evan Engram (NYG, 2017)
How rare was this draftigami?
Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a tight end at #23 a 5.8% chance in 1978.
Tight end at #23, 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: 10.8% · 2027 model: 4.3%
Surrounding picks · 1978 draft
- #18OGBob Cryder
- #19SKen Greene
- #20RBElvis Peacock
- #21DERandy Holloway
- #22CBRon Johnson
- #24LBDan Bunz
- #25TEReese McCall
- #26LBJohn Anderson
- #27DTDon Latimer
- #28DELarry Bethea
Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick
- 2017Evan Engram