TE · pick 120, First TE at #120 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1981)

TE·pick 120

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #120

Benjie Pryor

Drafted by CIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Pittsburgh

1981 · round 5

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

TEs drafted at #120 in NFL history

most recent: Gunnar Helm (TEN, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a tight end at #120 a 5.3% chance in 1981.

Tight end at #120, 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: 7.5% · 2027 model: 7.2%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#115DTBill NeillNYG , GM George Young
#116LBJohn GillenARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#117DEByron BraggsGB , GM Bart Starr
#118CBJames DavisLV , GM Al Davis
#119DEDexter ManleyWAS , GM Bobby Beathard
#121CBLynn ThomasSF , GM John McVay
#122RBArrington JonesSF , GM John McVay
#123DEWendell RayMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#124CTodd ThomasKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#125OTKen LanierDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2025Gunnar HelmTEN , GM Mike Borgonzi · Texas
2018Will DisslySEA , GM John Schneider · Washington

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