Linebacker · Denver Broncos

Red Murdock

No. 50 · Rookie

Last pick, first chapter — Red Murdock lands with the Denver Broncos

There is a tradition in the NFL Draft that the very last player chosen gets a nickname: Mister Irrelevant. The name is meant to be a gentle joke, but the players who wear it rarely treat it that way.

Red Murdock is a linebacker — a defender whose job is to hunt down ball-carriers and disrupt the other team's rhythm. What the facts say about him is simple and striking: over three college seasons, he forced 17 fumbles. That is a rare kind of production. Most defenders go entire careers without forcing that many. It means the ball had a habit of coming loose whenever Murdock arrived.

With the final selection of the 2026 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos called his name. Last pick. Full roster spot. Whatever the nickname implies, the opportunity is real.

For every player drafted ahead of him, the path to a roster is more or less assumed. For Murdock, nothing is assumed. He will have to earn every snap in a building full of people who were picked earlier, paid more, and expected to be there. That is a particular kind of pressure — and also a particular kind of freedom.

Mister Irrelevant has a way of making the label look small. Murdock gets his turn.

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