TE · pick 61 — first ever tight end at #61 (1977)

TE·pick 61

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #61

Robin Earl

Drafted by CHI · Washington

1977

TEs drafted at #61 in NFL history

most recent: Max Klare (LAR, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a tight end at #61 a 5.6% chance in 1977.

Tight end at #61, 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: 11.1% · 2027 model: 7.6%

Surrounding picks · 1977 draft

#56RBTed McKnightLV
#57DECharles HannahTB
#58DEDennis BoydSEA
#59RBCurtis BrownBUF
#60DTTom BeasleyPIT
#62WRTony HillDAL
#63DTEdgar FieldsATL
#64LBWatts, RobertRobert WattsNO
#65WRElmo BoydSF
#66RBTim WilsonTEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2026Max KlareLAR · Ohio St.
2023Brenton StrangeJAX — GM Trent Baalke · Penn St.
2008Martellus BennettDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Texas A&M
2006Tony SchefflerDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Western Michigan
2004Kris WilsonKC — GM Carl Peterson · Pittsburgh
2003L.J. SmithPHI — GM Andy Reid · Rutgers
1994Lonnie JohnsonBUF — GM John Butler · Florida St.
1993Chris GedneyCHI — GM Bill Tobin · Syracuse
1978Mickey ShulerNYJ · Penn State

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