TE · pick 71 — first ever tight end at #71 (1981)

TE·pick 71

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #71

Hoby Brenner

Drafted by NO — GM Ken Meyer/staff · USC

1981

TEs drafted at #71 in NFL history

most recent: Alex Smith (TB, 2005)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a tight end at #71 a 5.4% chance in 1981.

Tight end at #71, 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: 8.0%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#66DERobert CobbLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#67WRKen MargerumCHI — GM Jim Finks
#68OTRandy Van DivierIND — GM Dick Szymanski
#69OGRuss GrimmWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#70TEMarvin HarveyKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#72OGDon GrecoDET — GM Russ Thomas
#73CRick DonnalleyPIT — GM Dick Haley
#74OTTim IrwinMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#75OTRoger TaylorKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#76WRMike MosleyBUF — GM Stew Barber

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2005Alex SmithTB — GM Bruce Allen · Stanford

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