TE · pick 73 — first ever tight end at #73 (1988)

TE·pick 73

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #73

Ferrell Edmunds

Drafted by MIA — GM Don Shula · Maryland

1988

TEs drafted at #73 in NFL history

most recent: Oscar Delp (NO, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1987, the model gave a tight end at #73 a 5.5% chance in 1988.

Tight end at #73, 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: 11.5% · 2027 model: 8.0%

Surrounding picks · 1988 draft

#68QBTom TupaARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#69OTTom RehderNE — GM Patrick Sullivan
#70CChuck LanzaPIT — GM Dick Haley
#71DEAl NogaMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#72STGreg MontgomeryTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#74CBJames HastyNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#75WRTommy KaneSEA — GM Mike McCormack
#76QBChris ChandlerIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#77LBVan WaitersCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#78DERalph JarvisCHI — GM Bill Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2026Oscar DelpNO · Georgia
2022Jelani WoodsIND — GM Chris Ballard · Virginia

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