Eliot Wolf explains why Patriots’ Mr. Irrelevant went unheralded

When the Patriots selected Kobee Minor as Mr Irrelevant in the NFL Draft only the majority dedicated draftniks promptly recognized his name Listed as the th-ranked cornerback in Dane Brugler s NFL Draft guide Minor was about as unheralded as it gets for a drafted participant Patriots executive vice president of participant personnel Eliot Wolf explained why Minor flew under the radar Related Articles Patriots draft pick gives scouting overview on Will Campbell after LSU reunion Patriots UDFA tracker New quarterback Boston College OL reportedly sign Meet the Patriots new rookie kicker who idolized Adam Vinatieri Why new Patriots pass rusher Bradyn Swinson dependably carries a football Why Patriots DL Joshua Farmer wants to prove everybody wrong Yeah Kobee s a guy that our scouts that went into Memphis this year got on early I think to answer your question he was a double transfer guy He started his career at Texas Tech and then played one year at Indiana and then really transferred to Memphis this year Wolf declared He transferred kind of late so I don t know that he was necessarily on the radar early in the season for chosen people Then he had a hamstring so he came back from it and played well The movement skills at practice the ability to play the football in the air his competitiveness we brought him in for a pre-draft visit a visit and he did a really nice job on that He was a guy that we had specific affinity for Mr Irrelevant a pretty cool experience for him but we were excited to be able to add him Minor played vital roles at Indiana in and Memphis in He allowed catches on targets for yards and two touchdowns with three pass breakups last season He let up just catches on targets for yards and a touchdown with four pass breakups in Minor didn t have an interception during his college career He was initially a three-star recruit Kobee Minor is a guy we feel like can play outside and inside Wolf disclosed I feel like we have several other players on the roster that have that flexibility