TE · pick 35, First TE at #35 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1981)

TE·pick 35

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #35

Gary Lewis

Drafted by GB , GM Bart Starr · Texas-Arlington

1981 · round 2

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

TEs drafted at #35 in NFL history

most recent: Michael Mayer (LV, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a tight end at #35 a 5.6% chance in 1981.

Tight end at #35, 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: 6.6% · 2027 model: 6.1%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#30RBMarion Barber Jr.NYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#31RBDavid HughesSEA , GM John Thompson
#32TEDave YoungNYG , GM George Young
#33QBNeil LomaxARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#34RBJames WilderTB , GM Phil Krueger
#36DTJohn HartySF , GM John McVay
#37WRCris CollinsworthCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#38LBMike SingletaryCHI , GM Jim Finks
#39WRMardye McDoleMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#40CBEric WrightSF , GM John McVay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2023Michael MayerLV , GM Dave Ziegler · Notre Dame
2016Hunter HenryLAC , GM Tom Telesco · Arkansas
2013Zach ErtzPHI , GM Howie Roseman · Stanford
2001Alge CrumplerATL , GM Harold Richardson · North Carolina

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