TE · pick 97, First TE at #97 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, TE grouping. (1996)

TE·pick 97

FIRST TE IN OUR WINDOW AT #97

Hunter Goodwin

Drafted by MIN , GM Frank Gilliam · Texas A&M

1996 · round 4

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

TEs drafted at #97 in NFL history

most recent: Tre' McKitty (LAC, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a tight end at #97 a 6.1% chance in 1996.

Tight end at #97, 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: 7.4% · 2027 model: 7.1%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#92RBJon WitmanPIT , GM Tom Donahoe
#93CBTyrone WilliamsGB , GM Ron Wolf
#94WRStepfret WilliamsDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#95DTMike UlufaleDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#96OTJason OdomTB , GM Rich McKay
#98LBDonnie EdwardsKC , GM Carl Peterson
#99DEPhillip DanielsSEA , GM Mike Allman
#100QBJeff LewisDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#101OGHeath IrwinNE , GM Bill Parcells
#102RBStephen DavisWAS , GM Charley Casserly

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2021Tre' McKittyLAC , GM Tom Telesco · Georgia

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