TE · pick 59 — first ever tight end at #59 (1995)

TE·pick 59

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #59

Kendell Watkins

Drafted by DAL — GM Jerry Jones · Mississippi St.

1995

TEs drafted at #59 in NFL history

most recent: Marlin Klein (HOU, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1994, the model gave a tight end at #59 a 4.5% chance in 1995.

Tight end at #59, 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: 10.9% · 2027 model: 7.5%

Surrounding picks · 1995 draft

#54OTScott GraggNYG — GM George Young
#55CBCorey FullerMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#56STTodd SauerbrunCHI — GM Rod Graves
#57LBTed JohnsonNE — GM Bill Parcells
#58OTBarrett BrooksPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#60QBKordell StewartPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#61WRJimmy OliverLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#62CJesse JamesLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#63OGShane HannahDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#64LBBryan SchwartzJAX — GM Tom Coughlin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Marlin KleinHOU · Michigan
1998Mikhael RicksLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · S.F. Austin
1996Ernie ConwellLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · Washington

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