TE · pick 85 — first ever tight end at #85 (1977)

TE·pick 85

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #85

Rick Walker

Drafted by CIN · UCLA

1977

TEs drafted at #85 in NFL history

most recent: Tyler Kroft (CIN, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1976, the model gave a tight end at #85 a 5.3% chance in 1977.

Tight end at #85, 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 · 1977 draft

#80RBTerdell MiddletonARI
#81OGVal BelcherDAL
#82CBBrown, SidneySidney BrownNE
#83STom HannonMIN
#84RBRob CarpenterTEN
#86DTDean, JimmyJimmy DeanBUF
#87CJohn YarnoSEA
#88OTMike VaughanNYG
#89RBScott DierkingNYJ
#90STAllan LeavittATL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2015Tyler KroftCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Rutgers
2013Jordan ReedWAS — GM Bruce Allen · Florida
2008Craig StevensTEN — GM Mike Reinfeldt · California

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