It's not just Purdy: Several late picks and undrafted players making an impact for Chiefs, 49ers

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If you're the last player picked in the NFL draft, at least you get a nickname — Mr. Irrelevant — and a certain amount of fanfare.

When you're taken a little bit earlier, you're just a normal seventh-round selection.

“I had no idea where I was going. If you had told me I went undrafted, I would be like, ‘Makes sense, sure. I got it,’" said Kansas City guard Nick Allegretti, who was taken in the seventh round in 2019. “We didn’t win a whole lot of games when I was in college, but I had confidence in myself.”

Brock Purdy's journey from Mr. Irrelevant to Super Bowl starting quarterback is one of the main subplots of this year's game, but a handful of other late draft picks — and players who weren't drafted at all — have made contributions to the Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. All of them are reminders that you can build a memorable NFL career no matter how long it takes someone to choose you.