{"id":6823,"date":"2025-04-28T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/6823\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:24:11","slug":"who-was-mr-irrelevant-2025-kobee-minor-is-final-pick-of-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/6823\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was Mr. Irrelevant 2025? Kobee Minor is final pick of NFL draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Browns GM Andrew Berry on why they drafted Shedeur Sanders<\/p>\n

Despite already drafting Dillon Gabriel to an already crowded Browns QB room, GM Andrew Berry explains why they couldn’t pass up Shedeur Sander in the fifth round.<\/p>\n

Sports Pulse<\/p>\n

The NFL draft<\/a> is finally in the books.<\/p>\n

And with that, came one of the NFL’s draft’s <\/a>most looked forward to traditions of recent years on Saturday at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin: Mr. Irrelevant.<\/p>\n

The New England Patriots<\/a> gave the title and honor to Memphis cornerback Kobee Minor with the No. 257 overall pick of the seventh round in the 2025 NFL Draft<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

REQUIRED READING: What is Mr. Irrelevant? Explaining the NFL draft nickname for final pick<\/a><\/p>\n

In recent years, the nickname Mr. Irrelevant has garnered perhaps more attention and hype after 2022 Mr. Irrelevant Brock Purdy led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in just his second season in 2023. It is also a nickname that adds another “underdog” to the NFL sphere, a type of player that NFL fans are accustomed to falling in love with.<\/p>\n

Here’s what you need to know about who is Mr. Irrelevant from the 2025 NFL Draft and more:<\/p>\n

Who was Mr. Irrelevant 2025 from NFL draft?<\/p>\n

Mr. Irrelevant 2025 is none other than Minor, who was taken by the Patriots with the final pick of the NFL draft.<\/p>\n

Minor spent the first three years of his college career at Texas Tech before transferring to Indiana in 2023. He then transferred to Memphis in 2024, appearing in 11 games and registering 38 tackles, according to his player bio<\/a>. He also had seven tackles for loss, two sacks, six passes defensed and two forced fumbles.<\/p>\n

Noted by the Detroit Free Press,<\/a> part of the USA TODAY Network, Minor will now head to Newport Beach, California for a week-long trip where he will pay a visit to Disneyland, play in a golf tournament, be the subject of a roast and be presented with the Lowsman Trophy, which is modeled after the Heisman Trophy, but features a player fumbling the ball.<\/p>\n

Mr. Irrelevant NFL draft history<\/p>\n

As previously reported by USA TODAY,<\/a> the nickname Mr. Irrelevant was first introduced to the NFL draft by former USC receiver and NFL draftee\u00a0Paul Salata<\/a>\u00a0when he gave it to Kelvin Kirk in the 1976 NFL Draft when the Pittsburgh Steelers took the Dayton wide receiver with the last pick of the draft.<\/p>\n

It has now since become one of the more looked forward to parts of the NFL draft<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at every Mr. Irrelevant since the inception of the nickname in 1976:<\/p>\n

1976, Pick 487:\u00a0Kelvin Kirk, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dayton1977, Pick 335:\u00a0Jim Kelleher, RB, Minnesota Vikings, Colorado1978, Pick 334:\u00a0Lee Washburn, G, Dallas Cowboys, Montana State1979, Pick 330:\u00a0Mike Almond, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers, Northwestern State1980, Pick 333:\u00a0Tyrone McGriff, G, Pittsburgh Steelers, FAMU1981, Pick 331:\u00a0Phil Nelson, TE, Oakland Raiders, Delaware1982, Pick 334:\u00a0Tim Washington, DB, San Francisco 49ers, Fresno State1983, Pick 335:\u00a0John Tuggle, RB, New York Giants, California1984, Pick 336:\u00a0Randy Essington, QB, Los Angeles Raiders, Colorado1985, Pick 336:\u00a0Donald Chumley, DT, San Francisco 49ers, Georgia1986, Pick 333:\u00a0Mike Travis, DB, San Diego Chargers, Georgia Tech1987, Pick 335:\u00a0Norman Jefferson, DB, Green Bay Packers, LSU1988, Pick 333:\u00a0Jeff Beathard, WR, Los Angeles Rams, Southern Oregon1989, Pick 335:\u00a0Everett Ross, WR, Minnesota Vikings, Ohio State1990, Pick 331:\u00a0Demetrius Davis, TE, Los Angeles Raiders, Nevada1991, Pick 334:\u00a0Larry Wanke, QB, New York Giants, John Carroll1992, Pick 336:\u00a0Matt Elliott, C, Washington, Michigan1993, Pick 224:\u00a0Daron Alcorn, K, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Akron1994, Pick 222:\u00a0Marty Moore, LB, New England Patriots, Kentucky1995, Pick 249:\u00a0Michael Reed, DB, Carolina Panthers, Boston College1996, Pick 254:\u00a0Sam Manuel, LB, San Francisco Giants, New Mexico State1997, Pick 240:\u00a0Ronnie, McAda, QB, Green Bay Packers, Army1998, Pick 241:\u00a0Cam Quayle, TE, Baltimore Ravens, Weber State1999, Pick 253:\u00a0Jim Finn, FB, Chicago Bears, Pennsylvania2000, Pick 254: Michael Green, DB, Chicago Bears, Northwestern State2001, Pick 246:\u00a0Tevita Ofahengaue, TE, Arizona Cardinals, BYU2002, Pick 261:\u00a0Ahmad Miller, DT, Houston Texans, UNLV2003, Pick 262:\u00a0Ryan Hoag, WR, Oakland Raiders, Gustavus Adolphus2004, Pick 255:\u00a0Andre Sommersell, LB,\u00a0Oakland Raiders, Colorado State2005, Pick 255:\u00a0Andy Stokes, TE, New England Patriots, William Penn2006, Pick 255:\u00a0Kelvin McMahan, Oakland Raiders, Maine2007, Pick 255:\u00a0Ramzee Robinson, DB, Detroit Lions, Alabama2008, Pick 252:\u00a0David Vobora, OLB, St. Louis Rams, Idaho2009, Pick 256:\u00a0Ryan Succop, K, Kansas City Chiefs, South Carolina2010, Pick 255:\u00a0Tim Toone, WR, Detroit Lions, Weber State2011, Pick 254:\u00a0Cheta Ozougwu, DE, Houston Texans, Rice2012, Pick 253:\u00a0Chandler Harnish, QB, Indianapolis Colts, Northern Illinois2013, Pick 254:\u00a0Justice Cunningham, TE, Indianapolis Colts, South Carolina2014, Pick 256:\u00a0Lonnie Ballentine, S, Houston Texans, Memphis2015, Pick 256:\u00a0Gerald Christian, TE, Arizona Cardinals, Louisville2016, Pick 253:\u00a0Kalan Reed, DB, Tennessee Titans, Southern Miss2017, Pick 253:\u00a0Chad Kelly, QB, Denver Broncos, Ole Miss2018, Pick 256:\u00a0Trey Quinn, WR, Washington, SMU2019, Pick 254:\u00a0Caleb Wilson, TE, Arizona Cardinals, UCLA2020, Pick 255:\u00a0Tae Crowder, LB, New York Giants, Georgia2021, Pick 259:\u00a0Grant Stuart, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston2022, Pick 262:\u00a0Brock Purdy, QB, San Francisco 49ers, Iowa State2023, Pick 259:\u00a0Desjuan\u00a0Johnson, DE,\u00a0Los Angeles Rams, Toledo2024, Pick 257:\u00a0Jaylen Key, DB, New York Jets, Alabama2025, Pick 257:\u00a0Kobee Minor, DB, New England Patriots, Memphis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Browns GM Andrew Berry on why they drafted Shedeur Sanders Despite already drafting Dillon Gabriel to an 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