TE · pick 64 — first ever tight end at #64 (1974)

TE·pick 64

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #64

Steve Craig

Drafted by MIN · Northwestern

1974

TEs drafted at #64 in NFL history

most recent: Dwayne Allen (IND, 2012)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a tight end at #64 a 5.1% chance in 1974.

Tight end at #64, 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: 11.2% · 2027 model: 7.7%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#59RBRudder, BillBill RudderLAC
#60DTSteve GeorgeARI
#61OGDave LaphamCIN
#62RBCliff TaylorCHI
#63DTMitch SuttonPHI
#65RBDexter BusseyDET
#66QBDavid JaynesKC
#67OGRobert PrattIND
#68OTClaudie MinorDEN
#69QBKim McQuilkenATL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2012Dwayne AllenIND — GM Ryan Grigson · Clemson
2009Richard QuinnDEN — GM Brian Xanders · North Carolina
1996Johnny McWilliamsARI — GM Bob Ferguson · USC

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