TE · pick 52 — first ever tight end at #52 (1977)

TE·pick 52

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #52

Don Hasselbeck

Drafted by NE · Colorado

1977

TEs drafted at #52 in NFL history

most recent: Drew Sample (CIN, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a tight end at #52 a 5.8% chance in 1977.

Tight end at #52, 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: 10.4% · 2027 model: 7.0%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#47RBGeorge FranklinARI
#48RBSidney ThorntonPIT
#49RBPete JohnsonCIN
#50RBBilly WaddyLAR
#51LBPeter CronanSEA
#53DEMike OzdowskiIND
#54QBGlenn CaranoDAL
#55OGDennis SwilleyMIN
#56RBTed McKnightLV
#57DECharles HannahTB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2019Drew SampleCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Washington
2014Troy NiklasARI — GM Steve Keim · Notre Dame
1984Chris KolodziejskiPIT — GM Dick Haley · Wyoming

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