TE · pick 87, First TE at #87 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1987)

TE·pick 87

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #87

Ron Hall

Drafted by TB , GM Phil Krueger · Hawaii

1987 · round 4

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

TEs drafted at #87 in NFL history

most recent: Will Kacmarek (MIA, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1986, the model gave a tight end at #87 a 6.3% chance in 1987.

Tight end at #87, 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: 7.6% · 2027 model: 7.3%

Surrounding picks · 1987 draft

#82STJeff JaegerCLE , GM Ernie Accorsi
#83WRStephen BakerNYG , GM George Young
#84LBDon GrahamTB , GM Phil Krueger
#85OGRandy DixonIND , GM Jim Irsay/staff
#86LBMichael BrooksDEN , GM John Beake
#88QBMark VlasicLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#89DTLorenzo FreemanGB , GM Tom Braatz
#90DTRod SaddlerARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#91DTDoug BartlettLAR , GM John Shaw
#92CBGarland RiversDET , GM Russ Thomas

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Will KacmarekMIA · Ohio St.
2000Dustin LymanCHI , GM Mark Hatley · Wake Forest
1990Jesse AndersonTB , GM Phil Krueger · Mississippi St.

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