TE · pick 27 — first ever tight end at #27 (1973)

TE·pick 27

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #27

Gary Butler

Drafted by KC · Rice

1973

TEs drafted at #27 in NFL history

most recent: Anthony Becht (NYJ, 2000)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a tight end at #27 a 4.2% chance in 1973.

Tight end at #27, 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: 10.6% · 2027 model: 4.6%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#22OTPete AdamsCLE
#23STRay GuyLV
#24CBJ. T. ThomasPIT
#25WRJohnny RodgersLAC
#26OGJoe DeLamielleureBUF
#28OGGuy MorrissPHI
#29DEDerland MooreNO
#30RBGreg PruittCLE
#31RBCullen BryantLAR
#32DTJeff WinansBUF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2000Anthony BechtNYJ — GM Dick Haley · West Virginia
1995Mark BruenerPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Washington

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