Memphis CB Kobee Minor is Mr. Irrelevant, taken by the Patriots with the last pick in the NFL draft
O-LINE. YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT JESSICA. AND THE HOPE IS ALSO THAT HE CAN PROTECT DRAKE MAYE’S BLINDSIDE AT LEFT TACKLE. NOW THE PATRIOTS NUMBER FOUR OVERALL PICK INTRODUCED TODAY BY ROBERT AND JONATHAN KRAFT. THEY GAVE HIM A CEREMONIAL NUMBER ONE JERSEY FOR THE PHOTO OP FOR THE FIRST ROUND PICK. THAT’S WHAT IT REPRESENTED. BUT HE SAYS HE PLANS ON WEARING NUMBER 66, WHICH IS WHAT HE WORE AT LSU. AND SINCE HIS FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, THE LOUISIANA NATIVE SAYS HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY UP HERE IN NEW ENGLAND. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE SAYS HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO WORK UNDER THE NEW HEAD COACH, MIKE VRABEL. A CONVERSATION YOU HAD. I WANT TO COME IN AND I WANT TO WIN, AND I’M GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO HELP THE TEAM WIN. AND YOU KNOW, DRAKE IS A HECK OF A PLAYER. I’M SUPER EXCITED TO, YOU KNOW, BUILD OUR RELATIONSHIP. COACH VRABEL IS A GUY THAT I WANT TO PLAY FOR. THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION. YOU KNOW THE THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING WITH THIS PLACE. NOW CAMPBELL SAYS HE FLEW UP HERE THIS MORNING COURTESY OF THE PATRIOTS. HE CAME HERE WITH HIS FAMILY, HIS GIRLFRIEND AND HIS AGENTS, WHO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MANY PEOPLE WITH THE PATRIOTS ORGANIZATION. HE ALSO SAYS HE MET BRIEFLY WITH DRAKE MAY AS WELL. NOW THIS PRESS CONFERENCE JUST WRAPPED UP WITHIN THE HOUR. HERE. WE’LL HAVE A FULL REPORT FOR YOU COMING UP AT 5:00. FOR NOW, WE’RE LIVE OUT
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Memphis CB Kobee Minor is Mr. Irrelevant, taken by the Patriots with the last pick in the NFL draft
Memphis cornerback Kobee Minor got the title of "Mr. Irrelevant" on Saturday when he was selected by the New England Patriots with the final pick of the NFL draft.Minor was chosen 257th overall to complete the three-day, seven-round draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Patriots sent the 228th overall pick in the fifth round to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for the 251st and 257th picks.Video above: Patriots welcome Will Campbell home to Gillette StadiumMinor spent his first three college seasons at Texas Tech, followed by a year at Indiana and a final season with Memphis.He had no interceptions in 2024 but had 12 tackles for loss.What he lacks in statistical production, he makes up in speed. Minor ran the 40-yard dash in 4.56 seconds. New England last had the final pick of the draft in 2005, when it selected tight end Andy Stokes. He never played a down in the NFL.
GREEN BAY, Wis. —
Memphis cornerback Kobee Minor got the title of "Mr. Irrelevant" on Saturday when he was selected by the New England Patriots with the final pick of the NFL draft.
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Minor was chosen 257th overall to complete the three-day, seven-round draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Patriots sent the 228th overall pick in the fifth round to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for the 251st and 257th picks.
Video above: Patriots welcome Will Campbell home to Gillette Stadium
Minor spent his first three college seasons at Texas Tech, followed by a year at Indiana and a final season with Memphis.
He had no interceptions in 2024 but had 12 tackles for loss.
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What he lacks in statistical production, he makes up in speed. Minor ran the 40-yard dash in 4.56 seconds.
New England last had the final pick of the draft in 2005, when it selected tight end Andy Stokes. He never played a down in the NFL.
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