TE · pick 41, First TE at #41 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1985)

TE·pick 41

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #41

Jonathan Hayes

Drafted by KC , GM Jim Schaaf · Iowa

1985 · round 2

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

TEs drafted at #41 in NFL history

most recent: Bennie Joppru (HOU, 2003)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1984, the model gave a tight end at #41 a 6.1% chance in 1985.

Tight end at #41, 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: 6.4% · 2027 model: 5.8%

Surrounding picks · 1985 draft

#36DERichard ByrdTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg
#37QBRandall CunninghamPHI , GM Harry Gamble
#38OTDaren GilbertNO , GM Jim Finks
#39CBWayne DavisLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#40SLester LylesNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#42WRChris BurkettBUF , GM Bill Polian
#43LBCarl ZanderCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#44LBJesse PennDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#45DEMike GannATL , GM Tom Braatz
#46WRStacy RobinsonNYG , GM George Young

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2003Bennie JoppruHOU , GM Charley Casserly · Michigan

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