TE · pick 40, First TE at #40 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1989)

TE·pick 40

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #40

Walter Reeves

Drafted by ARI , GM Bill Bidwill · Auburn

1989 · round 2

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

TEs drafted at #40 in NFL history

most recent: Ben Troupe (TEN, 2004)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1988, the model gave a tight end at #40 a 4.8% chance in 1989.

Tight end at #40, 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: 6.5% · 2027 model: 6.0%

Surrounding picks · 1989 draft

#35RBEric BallCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#36LBJohn RoperCHI , GM Bill Tobin
#37CCourtney HallLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#38OTRalph NorwoodATL , GM Ken Herock
#39RBDaryl JohnstonDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#41OGDoug WidellDEN , GM John Beake
#42DTDennis ByrdNYJ , GM Dick Steinberg
#43CBEric ColemanNE , GM Patrick Sullivan
#44CJoe TofflemireSEA , GM Tom Flores/Behring
#45LBFrank StamsLAR , GM John Shaw

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2004Ben TroupeTEN , GM Floyd Reese · Florida
1998Cam CleelandNO , GM Mike Ditka · Washington

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