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Brock Purdy took the “Mr. Irrelevant” label and shattered all expectations with his rookie season in 2022 for the 49ers, leading them to the NFC Championship game after injuries to those above him on the depth chart.
This year, Toledo defensive tackle Desjuan Johnson has been tasked with trying to match that level of production.
The Rams selected Johnson with the 259th and final pick in Saturday’s 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City, Mo.
It wasn’t originally supposed to be the Rams’ selection, but they traded the 167th pick to the Texans for the 174th and the final selection.
Johnson spent five seasons at Toledo, and he was a three-star recruit out of East English Village Preparatory Academy in Detroit, Mich.
In 2022, Johnson recorded 65 total tackles and 16.
