TE · pick 80 — first ever tight end at #80 (1971)

TE·pick 80

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #80

Carter, JoeJoe Carter

Drafted by DAL · Grambling

1971

TEs drafted at #80 in NFL history

most recent: Greg Dulcich (DEN, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a tight end at #80 a 5.6% chance in 1971.

Tight end at #80, 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 · 1971 draft

#75CWillie ParkerSF
#76WRHackett, EddieEddie HackettMIN
#77DTBill GregoryDAL
#78QBKarl DouglasIND
#79DELyle AlzadoDEN
#81OTLarron JacksonTEN
#82RBCarlos BellNO
#83STHappy FellerPHI
#84LBBill ZapalacNYJ
#85OTPotchad, MikeMike PotchadATL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2022Greg DulcichDEN — GM George Paton · UCLA

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