TE · pick 65 — first ever tight end at #65 (1979)

TE·pick 65

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #65

Ronnie Lee

Drafted by MIA · Baylor

1979

TEs drafted at #65 in NFL history

most recent: C.J. Fiedorowicz (HOU, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a tight end at #65 a 5.7% chance in 1979.

Tight end at #65, 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: 7.8%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#60RBJerry EckwoodTB
#61RBTony NathanMIA
#62OTJon BorchardtBUF
#63LBMel LandMIA
#64OTJoe BosticARI
#66RBWillie McClendonCHI
#67RBBo RobinsonDET
#68CBDonald DykesNYJ
#69SKim AndersonIND
#70DEJames RameyCLE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2014C.J. FiedorowiczHOU — GM Rick Smith · Iowa
1983John TiceNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff · Maryland

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