TE · pick 53 — first ever tight end at #53 (2006)

TE·pick 53

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #53

Anthony Fasano

Drafted by DAL — GM Jerry Jones · Notre Dame

2006

TEs drafted at #53 in NFL history

most recent: Ben Sinnott (WAS, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2005, the model gave a tight end at #53 a 5.9% chance in 2006.

Tight end at #53, 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: 7.1%

Surrounding picks · 2006 draft

#48SCedric GriffinMIN — GM Rick Spielman
#49QBKellen ClemensNYJ — GM Mike Tannenbaum
#50OTMarcus McNeillLAC — GM A.J. Smith
#51CRyan CookMIN — GM Rick Spielman
#52WRGreg JenningsGB — GM Ted Thompson
#54SBernard PollardKC — GM Carl Peterson
#55OTAndrew WhitworthCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#56OGChris ChesterBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome
#57CBDevin HesterCHI — GM Jerry Angelo
#58CBRichard MarshallCAR — GM Marty Hurney

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2024Ben SinnottWAS — GM Adam Peters · Kansas St.

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