TE · pick 97 — first ever tight end at #97 (1996)

TE·pick 97

FIRST TE EVER DRAFTED AT #97

Hunter Goodwin

Drafted by MIN — GM Frank Gilliam · Texas A&M

1996

TEs drafted at #97 in NFL history

most recent: Tre' McKitty (LAC, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a tight end at #97 a 6.5% chance in 1996.

Tight end at #97, 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 · 1996 draft

#92RBJon WitmanPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#93CBTyrone WilliamsGB — GM Ron Wolf
#94WRStepfret WilliamsDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#95DTMike UlufaleDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#96OTJason OdomTB — GM Rich McKay
#98LBDonnie EdwardsKC — GM Carl Peterson
#99DEPhillip DanielsSEA — GM Mike Allman
#100QBJeff LewisDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#101OGHeath IrwinNE — GM Bill Parcells
#102RBStephen DavisWAS — GM Charley Casserly

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2021Tre' McKittyLAC — GM Tom Telesco · Georgia

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