TE · pick 35 — first ever tight end at #35 (1981)

TE·pick 35

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #35

Gary Lewis

Drafted by GB — GM Bart Starr · Texas-Arlington

1981

TEs drafted at #35 in NFL history

most recent: Michael Mayer (LV, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a tight end at #35 a 5.7% chance in 1981.

Tight end at #35, 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: 10.1% · 2027 model: 5.4%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#30RBMarion Barber Jr.NYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#31RBDavid HughesSEA — GM John Thompson
#32TEDave YoungNYG — GM George Young
#33QBNeil LomaxARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#34RBJames WilderTB — GM Phil Krueger
#36DTJohn HartySF — GM John McVay
#37WRCris CollinsworthCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#38LBMike SingletaryCHI — GM Jim Finks
#39WRMardye McDoleMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#40CBEric WrightSF — GM John McVay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2023Michael MayerLV — GM Dave Ziegler · Notre Dame
2016Hunter HenryLAC — GM Tom Telesco · Arkansas
2013Zach ErtzPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Stanford
2001Alge CrumplerATL — GM Harold Richardson · North Carolina

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