TE · pick 87 — first ever tight end at #87 (1987)

TE·pick 87

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #87

Ron Hall

Drafted by TB — GM Phil Krueger · Hawaii

1987

TEs drafted at #87 in NFL history

most recent: Will Kacmarek (MIA, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1986, the model gave a tight end at #87 a 6.7% chance in 1987.

Tight end at #87, 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 · 1987 draft

#82STJeff JaegerCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#83WRStephen BakerNYG — GM George Young
#84LBDon GrahamTB — GM Phil Krueger
#85OGRandy DixonIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#86LBMichael BrooksDEN — GM John Beake
#88QBMark VlasicLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#89DTLorenzo FreemanGB — GM Tom Braatz
#90DTRod SaddlerARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#91DTDoug BartlettLAR — GM John Shaw
#92CBGarland RiversDET — GM Russ Thomas

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Will KacmarekMIA · Ohio St.
2000Dustin LymanCHI — GM Mark Hatley · Wake Forest
1990Jesse AndersonTB — GM Phil Krueger · Mississippi St.

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