TE · pick 14, First TE at #14 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1981)

TE·pick 14

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #14

Willie Scott

Drafted by KC , GM Jim Schaaf · South Carolina

1981 · round 1

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

TEs drafted at #14 in NFL history

most recent: Tyler Warren (IND, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a tight end at #14 a 5.7% chance in 1981.

Tight end at #14, 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: 6.7% · 2027 model: 4.3%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#9LBMel OwensLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#10WRDavid VerserCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#11OTKeith Van HorneCHI , GM Jim Finks
#12RBRandy McMillanIND , GM Dick Szymanski
#13RBDavid OverstreetMIA , GM Don Shula
#15SDennis SmithDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#16WRMark NicholsDET , GM Russ Thomas
#17DEKeith GaryPIT , GM Dick Haley
#18DEDonnell ThompsonIND , GM Dick Szymanski
#19OTBrian HollowayNE , GM Bucko Kilroy

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2025Tyler WarrenIND , GM Chris Ballard · Penn St.
2002Jeremy ShockeyNYG , GM Ernie Accorsi · Miami (FL)
2000Bubba FranksGB , GM Ron Wolf · Miami (FL)
1992Derek BrownNYG , GM George Young · Notre Dame

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