TE · pick 88 — first ever tight end at #88 (1979)

TE·pick 88

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #88

Ulysses Norris

Drafted by DET · Georgia

1979

TEs drafted at #88 in NFL history

most recent: Chris Baker (NYJ, 2002)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a tight end at #88 a 5.4% chance in 1979.

Tight end at #88, 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 · 1979 draft

#83DEKen JohnsonBUF
#84DTJames WhiteCIN
#85LBFrank ManumaleugaKC
#86RBRussell DavisPIT
#87SJeff NixonBUF
#89CBRoy GreenARI
#90DEPhil TaborNYG
#91CBVaughn LusbyCIN
#92LBJon BrooksDET
#93LBJim KovachNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2002Chris BakerNYJ — GM Terry Bradway · Michigan St.
1983Mike McCloskeyTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · Penn St.

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