The last pick of the 2020 NFL Draft was one of the first to sign. On Thursday, “Mr. Irrelevant” Tae Crowder inked his rookie deal with the Giants, per a club announcement.
Crowder – a 6’3″, 245 pound athlete – came to the University of Georgia as a running back in 2015. Midway through his redshirt frosh season, he switched to linebacker. As time wore on, he got more and more burn with the Bulldogs. Last year, he set a new single-game career high with 12 stops against South Carolina and also managed a 60-yard fumble return against Tennessee. All told last season, he had 62 tackles, four for a loss, and four passes defended.
Towards the end of Day 3, Crowder was at the point where he didn’t expect to hear his name called. He certainly didn’t expect a call from the Giants, who had already taken three other linebackers over the course of the weekend. Even though he was likely to land a deal on the UDFA circuit, it was welcome news, especially since the selection reunited him with former UGA coach Kevin Sherrer, who now serves as the Giants’ outside linebackers coach.
Crowder will look to stay relevant in New York/New Jersey and stick on the 53-man roster as a special teams player. Still, it’s a crowded portion of the depth chart with a dozen linebackers vying for a handful of spots behind Kyler Fackrell, David Mayo, Blake Martinez, and Lorenzo Carter.
I wish I could be so irrelevant
I feel for you dude…..
The government will be trying to tax you even after death…so you’ll never actually be irrelevant.
Might be a good day to lay off social media crossey
Lol seriously.
Every year, I hope beyond hope that Mr. Irrelevant will make the Pro Bowl in his rookie season.
Man, I’m glad a guy like Ryan Succop at least exists, since it seems like he will always be the most successful Mr. Irrelevant in the history of the game. I also agree with you, Hubcap, about seeing a Mr. Irrelevant be in a Pro Bowl in his rookie season haha!
Yep Succop is probably the best MrI ever.
Can definitely find some good kicker talent in the 7th round , but teams prefer to have open competition on UDFA deals that do not carry the guarantees of a 7th round contract.
A whole new designation for MrI!!!
Any relation to Jae?
Not from what I can tell, though they were both born in Georgia and Jae does have seven siblings. I did see that “Tae” is short for Dequartavous.
That’s quite a mouthful. I appreciate the time you put into the background research!
How is that even short for
“the thing it’s short for!!??” Uh, I’m not even trying to spell that. Looks like someone be trying to play someone else which the misspellers often do…..
How many Dequartavous in a Delitervous?
Mr. Crowder prove them wrong
please!
Better order the Crowder jersey before the stampede begins.
The more linebackers NYG have the better
‘Mr. Irrelevant’ but forever a drafted player. Great honor for a lot of hard work.
Hubcap your going to have to keep waiting No Way this guy makes the Pro Bowl in his rookie season. As a Giants fan I’m just hoping he at least makes the roster.
I’d be willing to bet an American dollar you’re right. But… anything can happen. A sixteen seed finally beat a one seed in the NCAA tournament a few years back, so…