TE · pick 28 — first ever tight end at #28 (1976)

TE·pick 28

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #28

Bennie Cunningham

Drafted by PIT · Clemson

1976

TEs drafted at #28 in NFL history

most recent: Marcedes Lewis (JAX, 2006)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a tight end at #28 a 5.9% chance in 1976.

Tight end at #28, 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: 10.5% · 2027 model: 4.7%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#23OTMark KoncarGB
#24RBArchie GriffinCIN
#25DTJames WhiteMIN
#26LBKevin McLainLAR
#27CBAaron KyleDAL
#29LBSammy GreenSEA
#30RBJimmy DuBoseTB
#31OGDon MacekLAC
#32RBTony GalbreathNO
#33SShafer SuggsNYJ

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2006Marcedes LewisJAX — GM James Harris · UCLA
2002Jerramy StevensSEA — GM Mike Holmgren · Washington

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