TE · pick 25 — first ever tight end at #25 (1978)

TE·pick 25

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #25

Reese McCall

Drafted by IND · Auburn

1978

TEs drafted at #25 in NFL history

most recent: Dalton Kincaid (BUF, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a tight end at #25 a 5.9% chance in 1978.

Tight end at #25, 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: 10.7% · 2027 model: 4.4%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#20RBElvis PeacockLAR
#21DERandy HollowayMIN
#22CBRon JohnsonPIT
#23TEOzzie NewsomeCLE
#24LBDan BunzSF
#26LBJohn AndersonGB
#27DTDon LatimerDEN
#28DELarry BetheaDAL
#29DESylvester HicksKC
#30RBJohnny DavisTB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2023Dalton KincaidBUF — GM Brandon Beane · Utah
2018Hayden HurstBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · South Carolina

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