TE · pick 180, First TE at #180 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1986)

TE·pick 180

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #180

Butch Rolle

Drafted by BUF , GM Bill Polian · Michigan St.

1986 · round 7

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

TEs drafted at #180 in NFL history

most recent: Seydou Traore (MIA, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1985, the model gave a tight end at #180 a 6.4% chance in 1986.

Tight end at #180, 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: 9.0% · 2027 model: 6.8%

Surrounding picks · 1986 draft

#175RBRodney CarterPIT , GM Dick Haley
#176LBByron LeePHI , GM Harry Gamble
#177RBPat FranklinCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#178DEMark PikeBUF , GM Bill Polian
#179TECarl HiltonMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#181RBPaul MilesSEA , GM Mike McCormack
#182LBFred SmallsLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#183CBEd BerryGB , GM Forrest Gregg
#184RBJon FrancisNYG , GM George Young
#185CBJohnny HollowayDAL , GM Tex Schramm

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Seydou TraoreMIA · Mississippi St.
2009Zach MillerJAX , GM Gene Smith · Nebraska-Omaha
2001Arther LoveNE , GM Bill Belichick · South Carolina St.

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