TE · pick 84 — first ever tight end at #84 (1973)

TE·pick 84

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #84

James Thaxton

Drafted by LAC · Tennessee State

1973

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a tight end at #84 a 5.2% chance in 1973.

Tight end at #84, 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: 8.2%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#79LBGregg BinghamTEN
#80QBMike WellsMIN
#81LBMike HenniganDET
#82OTGallagher, AllenAllen GallagherNE
#83OTGery PalmerIND
#85WROllie SmithIND
#86LBJim MerloNO
#87SWalker, DonDon WalkerBUF
#88LBTom JacksonDEN
#89DEJohn LohmeyerKC

Drafted at this same coordinate later

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

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