TE · pick 49 — first ever tight end at #49 (1976)

TE·pick 49

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #49

Loaird McCreary

Drafted by MIA · Tennessee State

1976

TEs drafted at #49 in NFL history

most recent: Dallas Goedert (PHI, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a tight end at #49 a 5.6% chance in 1976.

Tight end at #49, 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: 6.8%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#44OGKen LongDET
#45OGKen JonesBUF
#46TEDavid HillDET
#47QBMike KruczekPIT
#48TEMike BarberTEN
#50QBJeb BlountLV
#51STChris BahrCIN
#52OTJoe DevlinBUF
#53LBRon McCartneyLAR
#54WRSammy WhiteMIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2018Dallas GoedertPHI — GM Howie Roseman · South Dakota St.
2014Jace AmaroNYJ — GM John Idzik · Texas Tech

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