TE · pick 78 — first ever tight end at #78 (1975)

TE·pick 78

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #78

Walter White

Drafted by PIT · Maryland

1975

TEs drafted at #78 in NFL history

most recent: Tucker Kraft (GB, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a tight end at #78 a 5.3% chance in 1975.

Tight end at #78, 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: 8.1%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#73SMike FullerLAC
#74DTWayne BakerSF
#75LBGerald HillMIA
#76RBLouis CarterLV
#77LBBo HarrisCIN
#79SRobert GiblinNYG
#80WRMarshall JohnsonIND
#81OGJohn NesselATL
#82CBTony PetersCLE
#83CBVirgil LiversCHI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2023Tucker KraftGB — GM Brian Gutekunst · South Dakota St.
2012Michael EgnewMIA — GM Jeff Ireland · Missouri
1982Vyto KabPHI — GM Jim Murray · Penn St.

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