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May 3 (UPI) -- Grant Stuard was skipped over by 32 teams 258 times in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected the former Houston linebacker with the final pick, but the latest "Mr. Irrelevant" still feels "appreciated." Stuard embraced the nickname, given to the final pick of each year's draft, by using it in hashtags Sunday on Twitter. He joined the Buccaneers at the end of the seventh round Saturday.
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"I watched every pick," Stuard told reporters Saturday during a Zoom video conference. "I had so many friends I felt like would go early. Toward the end of the draft, I was working on free agency deals, saying I guess I'll go there. There were a lot of people in my ear.
"I was just finishing the draft hoping one of my friends would go. Hearing Tampa call me was just crazy. That is the best team. I was like I'm ready to go. ... It shows me what the organization values. I feel like I'll be appreciated there."
Stuard totaled 61 tackles, five tackles for a loss, a sack, a fumble recovery and a touchdown in seven games last season for the Cougars. The Senior Bowl participant earned All-American Athletic Conference first-team honors in 2020.
Buccaneers kicker Ryan Succop was the last pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Succop became the first "Mr. Irrelevant" to win a Super Bowl when the Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 7 in Tampa, Fla.
Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht compared Stuard to former New England Patriots special teams star Larry Izzo, but said the rookie linebacker has a chance to make an impact outside of special teams.
"Not to say that we don't think Grant has a chance to play linebacker -- he's going to be [an inside linebacker] for us on the field -- but we think he's got a chance to excel as a special-teams ace," Licht told reporters Saturday.
The Buccaneers selected two linebackers, an edge rusher, an offensive lineman, a quarterback, a wide receiver and a cornerback in the 2021 NFL Draft. They started the draft with the selection of former Washington edge rusher Joe Tyron at No. 32 overall. They added former Florida quarterback Kyle Trask in the second round.
NFL Draft results
First round
1. Jacksonville Jaguars - QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
2. New York Jets - QB Zach Wilson, BYU
3. San Francisco 49ers - QB Trey Lance, North Dakota State
4. Atlanta Falcons - TE Kyle Pitts, Florida
5. Cincinnati Bengals - WR Ja'Marr Chase, LSU
6. Miami Dolphins - WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
7. Detroit Lions - OT Penei Sewell, Oregon
8. Carolina Panthers - CB Jaycee Horn, South Carolina
9. Denver Broncos - CB Patrick Surtain Jr., Alabama
10. Philadelphia Eagles - WR DeVonta Smith, Alabama
11. Chicago Bears - QB Justin Fields, Ohio State
12. Dallas Cowboys - LB Micah Parsons, Penn State
13. Los Angeles Chargers - OT Rashawn Slater, Northwestern
14. New York Jets - OG Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC
15. New England Patriots - QB Mac Jones, Alabama
16. Arizona Cardinals - LB Zaven Collins, Tulsa
17. Las Vegas Raiders - OT Alex Leatherwood, Alabama
18. Miami Dolphins - DE Jaelan Phillips, Miami
19. Washington Football Team - LB Jamin Davis, Kentucky
20. New York Giants - WR Kadarius Toney, Florida
21. Indianapolis Colts - EDGE Kwity Paye, Michigan
22. Tennessee Titans - CB Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech
23. Minnesota Vikings - OT Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech
24. Pittsburgh Steelers - RB Najee Harris, Alabama
25. Jacksonville Jaguars - RB Travis Etienne, Clemson
26. Cleveland Browns - CB Greg Newsome Jr., Northwestern
27. Baltimore Ravens - WR Rashod Bateman, Minnesota
28. New Orleans Saints - DE Payton Turner, Houston
29. Green Bay Packers - CB Eric Stokes, Georgia
30. Buffalo Bills - EDGE Greg Rousseau, Miami
31. Baltimore Ravens - EDGE Jayson Oweh, Penn State
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - EDGE Joe Tryon, Washington
Second round
33. Jacksonville Jaguars - CB Tyson Campbell, Georgia
34. New York Jets - WR Elijah Moore, Ole Miss
35. Denver Broncos - RB Javonte Williams, North Carolina
36. Miami Dolphins - S Jevon Holland, Oregon
37. Philadelphia Eagles - C Landon Dickerson, Alabama
38. New England Patriots - DT Christian Barmore, Alabama
39. Chicago Bears - OT Teven Jenkins, Oklahoma State
40. Atlanta Falcons - S Richie Grant, UCF
41. Detroit Lions - DT Levi Onwuzurike, Washington
42. Miami Dolphins - OT Liam Eichenberg, Notre Dame
43. Las Vegas Raiders - S Trevon Moehrig, TCU
44. Dallas Cowboys - CB Kelvin Joseph, Kentucky
45. Jacksonville Jaguars - OT Walker Little, Stanford
46. Cincinnati Bengals - OT Jackson Carman, Clemson
47. Los Angeles Chargers - CB Asante Samuel Jr., Florida State
48. San Francisco 49ers - OG Aaron Banks, Notre Dame
49. Arizona Cardinals - WR Rondale Moore, Purdue
50. New York Giants - OLB Azeez Ojulari, Georgia
51. Washington Football Team - OT Samuel Cosmi, Texas
52. Cleveland Browns - LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame
53. Tennessee Titans - OT Dillon Radunz, North Dakota State
54. Indianapolis Colts - DE Dayo Odeyingbo, Vanderbilt
55. Pittsburgh Steelers - TE Pat Freiermuth, Penn State
56. Seattle Seahawks - WR D'Wayne Eskridge, Western Michigan
57. Los Angeles Rams - WR Tutu Atwell, Louisville
58. Kansas City Chiefs - LB Nick Bolton, Missouri
59. Carolina Panthers - WR Terrace Marshall Jr., LSU
60. New Orleans Saints - LB Pete Werner, Ohio State
61. Buffalo Bills - DE Carlos Basham Jr., Wake Forest
62. Green Bay Packers - C Josh Meyers, Ohio State
63. Kansas City Chiefs - C Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma
64. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - QB Kyle Trask, Florida
Third round
65. Jacksonville Jaguars - S Andre Cisco, Syracuse
66. Minnesota Vikings - QB Kellen Mond, Texas A&M
67. Houston Texans - QB Davis Mills, Stanford
68. Atlanta Falcons - OL Jalen Mayfield, Michigan
69. Cincinnati Bengals - DE Joseph Ossai, Texas
70. Carolina Panthers - OT Brady Christensen, BYU
71. New York Giants - CB Aaron Robinson, UCF
72. Detroit Lions - DT Alim McNeill, North Carolina State
73. Philadelphia Eagles - DT Milton Williams, Louisiana Tech
74. Washington Football Team - CB Benjamin St-Juste, Minnesota
75. Dallas Cowboys - DT Osa Odighizuwa, UCLA
76. New Orleans Saints - CB Paulson Adebo, Stanford
77. Los Angeles Chargers - WR Josh Palmer, Tennessee
78. Minnesota Vikings - LB Chazz Surratt, North Carolina
79. Las Vegas Raiders - LB Malcolm Koonce, Buffalo
80. Las Vegas Raiders - S Divine Deablo, Virginia Tech
81. Miami Dolphins - TE Hunter Long, Boston College
82. Washington Football Team - WR Dyami Brown, North Carolina
83. Carolina Panthers - TE Tommy Tremble, Notre Dame
84. Dallas Cowboys - DE Chauncey Golston, Iowa
85. Green Bay Packers - WR Amari Rodgers, Clemson
86. Minnesota Vikings - OG Wyatt Davis, Ohio State
87. Pittsburgh Steelers - C Kendrick Green, Illinois
88. San Francisco 49ers - RB Trey Sermon, Ohio State
89. Houston Texans - WR Nico Collins, Michigan
90. Minnesota Vikings - DE Patrick Jones II, Pittsburgh
91. Cleveland Browns - WR Anthony Schwartz, Auburn
92. Tennessee Titans - LB Monty Rice, Georgia
93. Buffalo Bills - OT Spencer Brown, Northern Iowa
94. Baltimore Ravens - OG Ben Cleveland, Georgia
95. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - OT Robert Hainsey, Notre Dame
96. New England Patriots - DE Ronnie Perkins, Oklahoma
97. Los Angeles Chargers - TE Tre' McKitty, Georgia
98. Denver Broncos - OG Quinn Meinerz, Wisconsin-Whitewater
99. Dallas Cowboys - CB Nahshon Wright, Oregon State
100. Tennessee Titans - CB Elijah Molden, Washington
101. Detroit Lions - CB Ifeatu Melifonwu, Syracuse
102. San Francisco 49ers - CB Ambry Thomas, Michigan
103. Los Angeles Rams - LB Ernest Jones, South Carolina
104. Baltimore Ravens - CB Brandon Stephens, SMU
105. Denver Broncos - LB Baron Browning, Ohio State
Fourth round
106. Jacksonville Jaguars - DT Jay Tufele, USC
107. New York Jets - RB Michael Carter, North Carolina
108. Atlanta Falcons - CB Darren Hall, San Diego State
109. Tennessee Titans - WR Dez Fitzpatrick, Louisville
110. Cleveland Browns - OT James Hudson, Cincinnati
111. Cincinnati Bengals - EDGE Cameron Sample, Tulane
112. Detroit Lions - WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, USC
113. Detroit Lions - LB Derrick Barnes, Purdue
114. Atlanta Falcons - C Drew Dalman, Stanford
115. Dallas Cowboys - LB Jabril Cox, LSU
116. New York Giants - EDGE Elerson G. Smith, Northern Iowa
117. Los Angeles Rams - DT Bobby Brown III, Texas A&M
118. Los Angeles Chargers - EDGE Chris Rumph II
119. Minnesota Vikings - RB Kene Nwangwu, Iowa State
120. New England Patriots - RB Rhamondre Stevenson, Oklahoma
121. Jacksonville Jaguars - EDGE Jordan Smith, Alabama-Birmingham
122. Cincinnati Bengals - DT Tyler Shelvin, LSU
123. Philadelphia Eagles - CB Zech McPhearson, Texas Tech
124. Washington Football Team - TE John Bates, Boise State
125. Minnesota Vikings - CB Camryn Bynum, California
126. Carolina Panthers - RB Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State
127. Indianapolis Colts - TE Kylen Granson, Southern Methodist
128. Pittsburgh Steelers - OT Dan Moore Jr., Texas A&M
129. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
130. Los Angeles Rams - CB Robert Rochell, Central Arkansas
131. Baltimore Ravens - WR Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State
132. Cleveland Bronws - DT Tommy Togiai, Ohio State
133. New Orleans Saints - QB Ian Book, Notre Dame
134. Minnesota Vikings - EDGE Janarius Robinson, Florida State
135. Tennessee Titans - DE Rashad Weaver, Pittsburgh
136. Arizona Cardinals - CB Marco Wilson, Florida
137. Seattle Seahawks - CB Tre Brown, Oklahoma
138. Dallas Cowboys - OT Josh Ball, Marshall
139. Cincinnati Bengals - OT D'Ante Smith, East Carolina
140. Pittsburgh Steelers - LB Buddy Johnson, Texas A&M
141. Los Angeles Rams - WR Jacob Harris, UCF
142. Green Bay Packers - G Royce Newman, Mississippi
143. Las Vegas Raiders - SAF Tyree Gillespie, Missouri
144. Kansas City Chiefs - DE Joshua Kaindoh, Florida State
Fifth round
145. Jacksonville Jaguars - TE Luke Farrell, Ohio State
146. New York Jets - SAF Jamien Sherwood, Auburn
147. Houston Texans - TE Brevin Jordan, Miami
148. Atlanta Falcons - DT Ta'Quon Graham, Texas
149. Cincinnati Bengals - K Evan McPhearson, Florida
150. Philadelphia Eagles - RB Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis
151. Chicago Bears - G Larry Borom, Missouri
152. Denver Broncos - SAF Caden Sterns, Texas
153. Cleveland Browns - LB Tony Fields Jr., West Virginia
154. New York Jets - CB Michael Carter Jr., Duke
155. San Francisco 49ers - OT Jaylon Moore, Western Michigan
156. Pittsburgh Steelers - DE Isaiahh Loudermilk, Wisconsin
157. Minnesota Vikings - WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette
158. Carolina Panthers - DT Daviyon Nixon, Iowa
159. Los Angeles Chargers - OT Brenden James, Nebraska
160. Baltimore Ravens - CB Shaun Wade, Ohio State
161. Buffalo Bills - OT Tommy Doyle, Miami University
162. Kansas City Chiefs - TE Noah Gray, Duke
163. Washington Football Team - SAF Darrick Forrest, Cincinnati
164. Denver Broncos - SAF Jamar Johnson, Indiana
165. Indianapolis Colts - SAF Shawn Davis, Florida
166. Carolina Panthers - CB Keith Taylor, Washington
167. Las Vegas Raiders - CB Nate Hobbs, Illinois
168. Minnesota Vikings - TE Zach Davidson, Central Missouri
169. Cleveland Browns - SAF Richard LeCounte III, Georgia
170. Houston Texans - LB Garret Wallow, TCU
171. Baltimore Ravens - EDGE Daelin Hayes, Notre Dame
172. San Francisco 49ers - CB Deommodore Lenoir, Oregon
173. Green Bay Packers - DT Tedarrell Slaton, Florida
174. Los Angeles Rams - DE Earnest Brown IV, Northwestern
175. New York Jets - CB Jason Pinnock, Pittsburgh
176. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - LB K.J. Britt, Auburn
177. New England Patriots - LB Cameron McGrone, Michigan
178. Green Bay Packers - CB Shemar Jean-Charles, Appalachian State
179. Dallas Cowboys - WR Simi Fehoko, Stanford
180. San Francisco 49ers - SAF Talanoa Hufanga, USC
181. Kansas City Chiefs - WR Cornell Powell, Clemson
182. Atlanta Falcons - DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji, Notre Dame
183. Atlanta Falcons - CB Avery Williams, Boise State
184. Baltimore Ravens - FB Ben Mason, Michigan
Sixth round
185. Los Angeles Chargers - LB Nick Niemann, Iowa
186. New York Jets - SAF Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State
187. Atlanta Falcons - WR Frank Darby, Arizona State
188. New England Patriots - SAF Joshuah Bledsoe, Missouri
189. Philadelphia Eagles - DT Marlon Tuipulotu, USC
190. Cincinnati Bengals - C Trey Hill, Georgia
191. Philadelphia Eagles - DE Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina
192. Dallas Cowboys - DT Quinton Bohanna, Kentucky
193. Carolina Panthers - G Deonte Brown, Alabama
194. San Francisco 49ers - RB Eli Mitchell, Louisiana-Lafayette
195. Houston Texans - DT Roy Lopez, Arizona
196. New York Giants - RB Gary Brightwell, Arizona
197. New England Patriots - OT Will Sherman, Colorado
198. Los Angeles Chargers - RB Larry Roundtree III, Missouri
199. Minnesota Vikings - DT Jaylen Twyman, Pittsburgh
200. New York Jets - CB Brandin Echols, Kentucky
201. New York Giants - CB Rodarius Williams, Oklahoma State
202. Cincinnati Bengals - RB Chris Evans, Michigan
203. Buffalo Bills - WR Marquez Stevenson, Houston
204. Carolina Panthers - WR Shi Smith, South Carolina
205. Tennessee Titans - WR Racey McMath, LSU
206. New Orleans Saints - OT Landon Young, Kentucky
207. New York Jets - DT Jonathan Marshall, Arkansas
208. Seattle Seahawks - OT Stone Forsythe, Florida
209. Jacksonville Jaguars - WR Jalen Camp, Georgia Tech
210. Arizona Cardinals - EDGE Victor Dimukeje, Duke
211. Cleveland Browns - WR Demetric Felton, UCLA
212. Buffalo Bills - SAF Damar Hamlin, Pittsburgh
213. Buffalo Bills - CB Rachad Wildgoose, Wisconsin
214. Green Bay Packers - G Cole Van Lanen, Wisconsin
215. Tennessee Titans - SAF Brady Breeze, Oregon
216. Pittsburgh Steelers - EDGE Quincy Roche, Miami
217. Chicago Bears - RB Khalil Herbert, Virginia Tech
218. Indianapolis Colts - QB Sam Ehlinger, Texas
219. Denver Broncos - WR Seth Williams, Auburn
220. Green Bay Packers - LB Isaiah McDuffie, Boston College
221. Chicago Bears - WR Dazz Newsome, North Carolina
222. Carolina Panthers - LS Thomas Fletcher, Alabama
223. Arizona Cardinals - CB Tay Gowan, UCF
224. Philadelphia Eagles - SAF JaCoby Stevens, LSU
225. Washington Football Team - LS Camaron Cheeseman, Michigan
226. Kansas City Chiefs - G Trey Smith, Tennessee
227. Dallas Cowboys - CB Israel Mukuamu, South Carolina
228. Chicago Bears - CB Thomas Graham Jr., Oregon
Seventh round
229. Indianapolis Colts - WR Mike Strachan, Charleston
230. Las Vegas Raiders - C Jimmy Morrissey, Pittsburgh
231. Miami Dolphins - OT Larnel Coleman, Massachusetts
232. Carolina Panthers - DT Phil Hoskins, Kentucky
233. Los Angeles Rams - RB Jake Funk, Maryland
234. Philadelphia Eagles - EDGE Patrick Johnson, Tulane
235. Cincinnati Bengals - DE Wyatt Hubert, Kansas State
236. Buffalo Bills - G Jack Anderson, Texas Tech
237. Denver Broncos - CB Kary Vincent Jr., LSU
238. Dallas Cowboys - G Matt Farniok, Nebraska
239. Denver Broncos - DE Jonathon Cooper, Ohio State
240. Washington Football Team - DE Will Bradley-King, Baylor
241. Los Angeles Chargers - SAF Mark Webb, Georgia
242. New England Patriots - WR Tre Nixon, UCF
243. Arizona Cardinals - SAF James Wiggins, Cincinnati
244. Miami Dolphins - RB Gerrid Doaks, Cincinnati
245. Pittsburgh Steelers - CB Tre Norwood, Oklahoma
246. Washington Football Team - EDGE Shaka Toney, Penn State
247. Arizona Cardinals - C Michael Menet, Penn State
248. Indianapolis Colts - G Will Fries, Penn State
249. Los Angeles Rams - WR Ben Skowronek, Notre Dame
250. Chicago Bears - DT Khyiris Tonga, BYU
251. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - CB Chris Wilcox, BYU
252. Los Angeles Rams - EDGE Chris Garrett, Concordia-St. Paul
253. Denver Broncos - DE Marquiss Spencer, Mississippi State
254. Pittsburgh Steelers - P Pressley Harvin III, Georgia Tech
255. New Orleans Saints - WR Kawaan Baker, South Alabama
256. Green Bay Packers - RB Kylin Hill, Mississippi State
257. Detroit Lions - RB Jermar Jefferson, RB Oregon State
258. Washington Football Team - WR Dax Milne, BYU
259. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - LB Grant Stuard, Houston
