TE · pick 239 — first ever tight end at #239 (1996)

TE·pick 239

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #239

Sean Manuel

Drafted by SF — GM Carmen Policy · New Mexico St.

1996

TEs drafted at #239 in NFL history

most recent: Mike Merritt (KC, 2008)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a tight end at #239 a 8.1% chance in 1996.

Tight end at #239, 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: 21.0% · 2027 model: 6.3%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#234DEKerry HicksCAR — GM Bill Polian
#235RBL.T. LevineDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#236STBrian GragertDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#237LBDan BrandenburgBUF — GM John Butler
#238QBJon StarkBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#240QBKyle WachholtzGB — GM Ron Wolf
#241CJeff SmithKC — GM Carl Peterson
#242LBCarlos EmmonsPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#243RBRyan WoodDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#244TEJay RiemersmaBUF — GM John Butler

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2008Mike MerrittKC — GM Carl Peterson · Central Florida

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