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And with the final pick of the 2016 draft, Mr. Irrelevant is ...

(AP)
(AP)

Southern Miss cornerback Kalan Reed waited a long time to be selected in the NFL draft. Now he gets a parade.

Reed was Mr. Irrelevant, the 253rd and final pick of the 2016 draft. He went to the Tennessee Titans, who traded for that pick at the end of the seventh round earlier in the draft.

Many draft observers were surprised at Reed's fall to the end of the seventh round. Reed was a bit undersized, at 5-foot-11 and 192 pounds, but he played well as a senior. He broke up 19 passes, intercepted four and returned two of those for touchdowns. He also ran an impressive 4.38 40-yard dash at his pro day.

The Broncos were so excited to make the final pick of the draft, they had a special "Mr. Irrelevant" jersey made up.

But the defending champions never ended up making the pick because they traded it to Tennessee. Kind of a waste of a jersey, though the folks announcing the pick in Chicago still unfurled it anyway when Reed's name was called.

The Broncos moved out of the last pick of the seventh round in a trade with the Titans, trading it and a fifth-round pick for two sixth-round picks, one of which will be next year. So Mr. Irrelevant changed hands long before he was ever picked.

Every year there is a celebration in Newport Beach, Calif. for Mr. Irrelevant. The celebration includes a parade. Last year was the 40th anniversary of the Mr. Irrelevant festivities.

Last year Mr. Irrelevant was Gerald Christian, a tight end from Louisville. He was picked by the Arizona Cardinals. Christian hurt his knee at the end of preseason and was put on injured reserve.

The Mr. Irrelevant who went on to have the best NFL career is probably kicker Ryan Succop. Succop was the last pick of the 2009 draft, and has hit 82.2 percent of his field-goal attempts. He's currently the Tennessee Titans' kicker. Last year he made 14-of-16 field-goal attempts for the Titans.

Reed probably wanted to be drafted long before pick No. 253. But at least he'll be part of a cool tradition now.

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