Brock Purdy's contract extension compared to other "Mr Irrelevant" draft picks

The big news in the NFLGet more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts. at the end of this week was San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy getting a huge contract extension. He received a five-year extension worth $265 million with $181 guaranteed.

He was the final player selected in the 2022 NFL draft, making him that year’s Mr. Irrelevant.

That contract is not only the largest ever given to a player who was the final pick in the draft, it is more than five times the career earnings of all the players who were Mr. Irrelevant from 2004-2024, excluding Purdy.

Prior to Purdy, only one former Mr. Irrelevant had made more than $4 million in career earnings. That was kicker Ryan Succop, the final pick of the 2009 draft. He made $32.8 million in his 14-year career.

The next player on the list in career earnings is linebacker Grant Stuard, who has made a little more than $3.9 million in his four-year career thus far.

From 2004-2024, the 20 players drafted last (excluding Purdy), have made a combined $51.7 million in career earnings, which includes Succop’s nearly $33 million.

Career earnings for Mr. Irrelevant, from 2004-2024

• (2024) S Jaylen Key, Jets: $218,236
• (2023) DE Desjuan Johnson, Rams $1.74 million
• (2022) Purdy
• (2021) LB Grant Stuard, Buccaneers: $3.9 million
• (2020) LB Tae Crowder, Giants: $2.37 million
• (2019) TE Caleb Wilson, Cardinals: $602,000
• (2018) WR Trey Quinn, Washington: $1.27 million
• (2017) QB Chad Kelly, Broncos: $1.17 million
• (2016) CB Kalan Reed, Titans: $1.94 million
• (2015) TE Gerald Christian, Cardinals: $742,000
• (2014) S Lonnie Ballentine, Texans: $1.39 million
• (2013) TE Justice Cunningham, Colts: $626,000
• (2012) QB Chandler Harnish, Colts: $450,000
• (2011) DE Cheta Ozougwu, Texans: $1.02 million
• (2010) WR Tim Toone, Lions: $26,000
• (2009) K Ryan Succop, Chiefs: $32.8 million
• (2008) LB David Vobora, Rams: $1.41 million
• (2007) CB Ramzee Robinson, Lions: $25,000
• (2006) WR Kevin McMahan, Raiders: $25,000
• (2005) TE Andy Stokes, Patriots: $17,500
• (2004) LB Andre Sommersel, Raiders: $16,500

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