TE · pick 173, First TE at #173 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1996)

TE·pick 173

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #173

Chris Griffin

Drafted by NE , GM Bill Parcells · New Mexico

1996 · round 6

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

TEs drafted at #173 in NFL history

most recent: Josh Cuevas (BAL, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a tight end at #173 a 7.7% chance in 1996.

Tight end at #173, 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: 8.5% · 2027 model: 6.9%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#168DEHugh HunterNYJ , GM Steve Gutman / Pat Kirwan
#169DTMike FoleyARI , GM Bob Ferguson
#170SJohn FisherJAX , GM Tom Coughlin
#171LBDoug ColmanNYG , GM George Young
#172LBDexter DanielsBAL , GM Ozzie Newsome
#174DEKelvin KinneyWAS , GM Charley Casserly
#175RBDerrick HarrisLAR , GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#176WRDietrich JellsKC , GM Carl Peterson
#177SAnthony DorsettTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#178LBTom TumultyCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Josh CuevasBAL · Alabama
2025Jackson HawesBUF , GM Brandon Beane · Georgia Tech
2015James O'ShaughnessyKC , GM John Dorsey · Illinois St.

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