TE · pick 69 — first ever tight end at #69 (1983)

TE·pick 69

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #69

Chris Dressel

Drafted by TEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · Stanford

1983

TEs drafted at #69 in NFL history

most recent: Sam Roush (CHI, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1982, the model gave a tight end at #69 a 6.6% chance in 1983.

Tight end at #69, 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: 11.4% · 2027 model: 7.9%

Surrounding picks · 1983 draft

#64SDave DuersonCHI — GM Jerry Vainisi
#65TEJohn TiceNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#66RBCliff AustinNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#67LBMike CoferDET — GM Russ Thomas
#68DEReggie CampCLE — GM Art Modell/staff
#70OTKarl NelsonNYG — GM George Young
#71DTRamsey DardarARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#72CBJeremiah CastilleTB — GM Phil Krueger
#73LBWalker Lee AshleyMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#74WRStephen StarringNE — GM Patrick Sullivan

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2026Sam RoushCHI · Stanford
2019Josh OliverJAX — GM David Caldwell · San Jose St.
2011Rob HouslerARI — GM Rod Graves · Florida Atlantic
2003Jason WittenDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Tennessee
1999Steve HeidenLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · South Dakota St.
1994Harold BishopTB — GM Phil Krueger · LSU
1992Aaron PierceNYG — GM George Young · Washington

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