TE · pick 147, First TE at #147 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1997)

TE·pick 147

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #147

Damon Jones

Drafted by JAX , GM Tom Coughlin · Southern Illinois

1997 · round 5

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

TEs drafted at #147 in NFL history

most recent: Josh Whyle (TEN, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1996, the model gave a tight end at #147 a 7.0% chance in 1997.

Tight end at #147, 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: 7.8% · 2027 model: 7.5%

Surrounding picks · 1997 draft

#142SEric StokesSEA , GM Mike Allman
#143CBGeorge McCulloughTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#144DTAndre PurvisCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#145SRaymond AustinNYJ , GM Bill Parcells
#146CBPaul BradfordLAC , GM Bobby Beathard
#148LBTwan RussellWAS , GM Charley Casserly
#149DTBarron TannerMIA , GM Jimmy Johnson
#150WRNate JacquetIND , GM Bill Tobin
#151DTTony WilliamsMIN , GM Frank Gilliam
#152DEN.D. KaluPHI , GM Tom Modrak

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2023Josh WhyleTEN , GM Ran Carthon · Cincinnati
2021Brevin JordanHOU , GM Nick Caserio · Miami (FL)
2001Tony StewartPHI , GM Andy Reid · Penn St.

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