Sometimes being last has its benefits, even in the NFL Draft. How so? Being the overall last pick in the NFL draft gives you the title of Mr. Irrelevant and with this "honor" you get all types of benefits.

Mr. Irrelevant gets a gold Rolex watch, a free trip to Newport Beach, Calif., and an award called the Lowsman Trophy (obviously a counter-reference to the Heisman Trophy). In fact, Mr. Irrelevant gets treated like a king for a week in June. He goes to Disneyland (just like the Super Bowl MVP), helm a ship in a regatta and get a key to the city. The NFL's last pick also gets to make a dream come true including meeting a celebrity of his choice or being a guest on a TV show.

The program is the brainchild of former NFL player Paul Salata and is funded by generous sponsors including First American Title Company. The program has raised over a $1 million for various charities and the NFL generously cooperates to help the Salata family as they have run the program for 36 consecutive years.

This year the Texans had the final pick and the distinction belongs to Rice defensive end Cheta Ozougwu. He is a Houston native who graduated from Alief Taylor High School.

Mr. Irrelevant has had faced improved odds of making it in the NFL since the draft was downsized from 12 rounds to seven in the early 1990s. South Carolina kicker Ryan Succop was Mr. Irrelevant in 2009, then made the NFL all-rookie team with the Chiefs.

Earlier in the draft, Aaron Glenn, an original Texan, represented the franchise when former players announced picks on behalf of their old teams.



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