TE · pick 8 — first ever tight end at #8 (2019)

TE·pick 8

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #8

T.J. Hockenson

Drafted by DET — GM Bob Quinn · Iowa

2019

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2018, the model gave a tight end at #8 a 2.2% chance in 2019.

Tight end at #8, 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: 12.3% · 2027 model: 2.9%

Surrounding picks · 2019 draft

#3DTQuinnen WilliamsNYJ — GM Mike Maccagnan
#4DEClelin FerrellLV — GM Mike Mayock
#5LBDevin WhiteTB — GM Jason Licht
#6QBDaniel JonesNYG — GM Dave Gettleman
#7LBJosh Hines-AllenJAX — GM David Caldwell
#9DTEd OliverBUF — GM Brandon Beane
#10LBDevin Bush Jr.PIT — GM Kevin Colbert
#11OGJonah WilliamsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#12LBRashan GaryGB — GM Brian Gutekunst
#13DTChristian WilkinsMIA — GM Chris Grier

Drafted at this same coordinate later

Nobody else has been drafted as this position at this pick number.

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