TE · pick 216, First TE at #216 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1996)

TE·pick 216

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #216

Lovett Purnell

Drafted by NE , GM Bill Parcells · West Virginia

1996 · round 7

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

TEs drafted at #216 in NFL history

most recent: Tyler Ecker (WAS, 2007)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a tight end at #216 a 8.7% chance in 1996.

Tight end at #216, 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: 10.1% · 2027 model: 5.9%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#211CBen LynchKC , GM Carl Peterson
#212TEJarius HayesARI , GM Bob Ferguson
#213OTLeslie RatliffeDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#214CBConrad HamiltonNYG , GM George Young
#215LBJeremy AsherWAS , GM Charley Casserly
#217WRDonnell BakerCAR , GM Bill Polian
#218RBMike ArchieTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#219OTRod JonesCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#220LBSedric ClarkLV , GM Al Davis era
#221SReggie RuskTB , GM Rich McKay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2007Tyler EckerWAS , GM Vinny Cerrato · Michigan

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