TE · pick 101, First TE at #101 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1989)

TE·pick 101

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #101

Travis McNeal

Drafted by SEA , GM Tom Flores/Behring · Chattanooga

1989 · round 4

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping.

TEs drafted at #101 in NFL history

most recent: Ja'Tavion Sanders (CAR, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1988, the model gave a tight end at #101 a 6.0% chance in 1989.

Tight end at #101, 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: 8.2% · 2027 model: 8.0%

Surrounding picks · 1989 draft

#96CBMaurice HurstNE , GM Patrick Sullivan
#97DEJake McCulloughDEN , GM John Beake
#98DERon StallworthNYJ , GM Dick Steinberg
#99OGPat TomberlinIND , GM Jim Irsay/staff
#100WRMichael TimpsonNE , GM Patrick Sullivan
#102QBJeff CarlsonLAR , GM John Shaw
#103CBJames HenrySEA , GM Tom Flores/Behring
#104WRRod HarrisTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg
#105DEBrad HenkeNYG , GM George Young
#106CBMichael MayesNO , GM Jim Finks

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2024Ja'Tavion SandersCAR , GM Dan Morgan · Texas
2023Cameron LatuSF , GM John Lynch · Alabama
2022Jeremy RuckertNYJ , GM Joe Douglas · Ohio St.
2020Dalton KeeneNE , GM Bill Belichick · Virginia Tech
2018Ian ThomasCAR , GM Marty Hurney · Indiana
1995Michael RoanTEN , GM Floyd Reese · Wisconsin

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