Mr. Irrelevant

"Mr. Irrelevant" is the tongue-in-cheek moniker bestowed each year upon the last pick of the annual National Football League draft. While the origin of the nickname itself is unknown, the term's meaning is rather obvious: the last player selected in the draft is the one most likely to be cut from the team first, thus making him irrelevant.

The term came into some prominence in 1976, when former USC and NFL receiver Paul Salata founded "Irrelevant Week" in Newport Beach, California. During the summer after the NFL draft, the current Mr. Irrelevant and his family are invited to spend a weekend in Newport, where they are treated to, among other things, a roast giving "advice" to the new draftee and a ceremony awarding him the aptly-named Lowsman Trophy. Salata himself makes an appearance at the final day of the NFL Draft to announce the final draft pick, and has done so for several years.

Despite the nickname, several players who have been presented with this dubious honor have made the team that drafted them and contributed on the field. Bill Kenney, who won the Mr. Irrelevant award in 1978, was a Pro Bowl selection in 1983. Special teamer Marty Moore became the first Mr. Irrelevant to play in a Super Bowl when he did so with the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI.

Below is a list of Green Bay Packers who have been "Mr. Irrelevant"