# NFL Draft - The best Mr. Irrelevant

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**Created:** [May 1, 2006, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-the-best-mr-irrelevant/354918 "2006-05-01T05:02:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-the-best-mr-irrelevant/354918/21 "2006-05-02T17:50:02Z")

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So how about those people who out-irrelevant Mr. Irrelevant – I mean, guys who don’t even _get_ drafted and sign as free agents? Any of them ever make a name? None spring immediately to my ill-informed mind.

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**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-the-best-mr-irrelevant/354918/22 "2006-05-02T23:49:51Z")

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[QUOTE=Sal Ammoniac]  
So how about those people who out-irrelevant Mr. Irrelevant – I mean, guys who don’t even _get_ drafted and sign as free agents? Any of them ever make a name? None spring immediately to my ill-informed mind.  
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Two moderns that come to mind who were undrafted:

QB Kurt Warner  
Pro Bowls in 1999, 2000, 2001  
2001 AP NFL MVP  
2000 Super Bowl MVP

RB Priest Holmes  
4X 1,000 yard rusher,  
Winner of the 2001 NFL Rushing Title, 3rd in 2002  
No.1 in NFL in Rushing TDs 2002, 2002, 3rd in ‘03

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