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NFL to hold supplemental draft for first time since 2019

The NFL supplemental draft is set to return in 2023 with one player currently eligible for selection.

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After a three-year hiatus, the NFL supplemental draft is set to return in 2023.

NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reports that the NFL supplemental draft is set for Tuesday, July 11.

Originating in 1977, the supplemental draft is a second chance for players who didn’t declare for, or were deemed ineligible for, the NFL draft. They’ll have an opportunity to make themselves available for selection by one of the 32 NFL teams.

Only one player has been deemed eligible for the 2023 supplemental draft:  Purdue WR Milton Wright. He had been deemed academically ineligible for the 2022 college season. In 2021, his last season with the Boilermakers, Wright had 57 catches for over 700 yards and seven touchdowns.

Other players could be granted eligibility for the supplemental draft in the coming weeks.

Though it’s rare, teams have found key players via the supplemental draft route. Players like Terrelle Pryor and Josh Gordon were both supplemental draft picks. The last player selected in the supplemental draft was Jalen Thompson. The Arizona Cardinals used a fifth-round pick on Thompson in 2019.

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NFL to hold supplemental draft; Purdue WR declared eligible

From @ToddBrock24f7: Would the Cowboys spend a 2024 draft pick to land Milton Wright this summer? The league will hold its first supplemental draft since 2019.

The Cowboys- along with the other 31 teams in the league will get one more crack at adding collegiate talent next month.

The NFL has reportedly announced that the 2023 supplemental draft will take place virtually on July 11, as per Dane Brugler of The Athletic. The league’s last supplemental draft took place in 2019.

The supplemental draft was designed to accommodate players in unique situations, like being declared ineligible for the upcoming college football season after the regular draft has already taken place. Rather than staying in limbo for a year, a player in those circumstances could formally petition the league to be included in the supplemental draft.

That’s what happened to Purdue wide receiver Milton Wright. He recorded 57 receptions for 732 yards and seven touchdowns in 2021 and would have been the Boilermakers’ top returning receiver in 2022, but he was declared academically ineligible last May and subsequently left the school’s program.

Over three seasons in West Lafayette, he caught 99 balls for 1,325 yards and 10 total touchdowns over 27 games.

A native of Louisville, Wright stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 195 pounds. He’s listed as having a a 4.5 40 time and was thought to perhaps eventually be a Day Two pick had he remained eligible.

As of Friday afternoon, Wright is the only player to have been approved by the league for the supplemental draft, but there could be others before July 11.

For the draft itself, the league’s teams are divided into three groups based on how they finished in the previous season: non-playoff teams with six or fewer wins, non-playoff teams with more than six wins, and playoff teams. Within each group, a draft order is decided by a weighted lottery that gives teams with fewer wins a higher pick.

Teams then blindly submit bids for eligible players, stating the round that team would assign the given player. The team highest in the order who submits the earliest-round bid gets him, and the club then forfeits their pick in that same round in the next regular draft.

The Cowboys have overhauled the top of their WR corps this offseason by trading for Brandin Cooks back in March. He is expected to start opposite CeeDee Lamb, with Michael Gallup also fully healthy and back in the mix after a January 2022 ACL tear.

Past those three, the Cowboys have lots of young question marks at receiver. Second-year man Jalen Tolbert is said to be having a strong offseason, as is Simi Fehoko. Return specialist KaVonate Turpin is thought to be in line for more reps on offense as a pass-catcher. Jalen Brooks was selected out of South Carolina in the seventh round of the regular draft, while Jose Barbon, David Durden, Jalen Moreno-Cropper, and John Stephens Jr. were added as undrafted free agents. Dontario Drummond and Dennis Houston, from last year’s practice squad, are still with the team as well.

The supplemental draft has unearthed a few notable names historically. Wide receiver Josh Gordon was taken by Cleveland in 2012, quarterback Terrelle Pryor was drafted by the Raiders in 2011, and Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter was selected by the Vikings in 1987. Linebacker Brian Bosworth and quarterback Bernie Kosar went in the 1987 and 1985 supplemental drafts respectively, both as first-rounders.

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Cardinals safety Jalen Thompson was the last NFL player taken in a supplemental draft. A fifth-rounder in 2019, he is still with Arizona.

The Cowboys have used the supplemental draft five times in the past. They spent a first-round pick on quarterback Steve Walsh in 1989, famously hedging their bet that No. 1 overall pick Troy Aikman, taken just a few months earlier, might not work out. Running back Mike Lowman (1989), tight end John Davis (1994), defensive tackle Darren Benson (1995), and nose tackle Josh Brent (2010) were also supplemental draft picks by the Cowboys.

Whether the Dallas front office thinks enough of Wright to spend a 2024 draft pick on him to add to their long list of depth receivers is unknown.

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NFL to hold Supplemental Draft in July

The NFL Supplemental Draft will take place in July for the first time since 2019.

The NFL Supplemental Draft will be making its long-awaited return over the summer.

According to Dane Brugler of The Athletic, the Supplemental Draft will happen on July 11. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport later confirmed this news.

This year’s supplemental draft will be the league’s first since 2019 when the Arizona Cardinals selected Washington State safety Jalen Thompson in the 5th round.

The NFL Supplemental Draft was designed to accommodate players in unique situations who were not eligible for the regular draft in April. One of the more common situations is a college player being ruled ineligible for the upcoming season following the normal draft.

For teams, the supplemental draft process can be slightly different.

For starters, the draft order varies from the regular draft. Teams are separated into three groups based on last year’s records. Those groups are as follows:

  • Non-playoff teams with six or fewer wins
  • Non-playoff teams with more than six wins
  • Playoff teams

After making the playoffs last season, the Minnesota Vikings will be placed in the third group of teams. Within these groups, the order is determined by a weighted lottery system similar to the NBA Draft.

During the supplemental draft, teams blindly submit what round they want to select a player. If a team is the highest bidder, the team has to give up the corresponding pick in next year’s draft. For example, if the Minnesota Vikings choose to spend a third-rounder on a player, they lose their 2024 3rd-round pick.

The NFL Supplemental Draft has produced some solid NFL players in recent years, including Thompson; wide receiver Josh Gordon (2012); quarterback Terrelle Pryor (2011); and linebacker Ahmad Brooks (2006).

The Minnesota Vikings have only selected one player during the supplemental draft. In 1988, the Vikings used a 5th-round pick on wide receiver Ryan Bethea.

Wide receiver Cris Carter, who played 12 seasons with the Vikings, was a 1987 supplemental pick by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Former Purdue wide receiver Milton Wright is the only confirmed participant in this year’s supplemental draft. In 2021, Wright totaled 732 yards and seven touchdowns for the Boilermakers. Milton was ruled academically ineligible for the 2022 season.

 

The NFL’s Supplemental Draft is back for the first time since 2019

The NFL’s Supplemental Draft will return next month for the first time since 2019.

The NFL is bringing back its Supplemental Draft for the first time since 2019, per multiple reports.

After a four-year gap, NFL teams will be able to select players who are eligible for the Supplemental Draft next month in exchange for a 2024 draft pick.

This year’s Supplemental Draft will take place on Tuesday, July 11.

The draft is held for players who are not eligible for the NFL Draft for whatever reason.

Since 2011, former NFL players like wide receiver Josh Gordon, quarterback Terrelle Pryor, offensive tackle Isaiah Battle and cornerbacks Adonis Alexander and Sam Beal have been selected in the process.

The last NFL Supplemental Draft in 2019 saw the Arizona Cardinals select safety Jalen Thompson with a fifth-round pick. The selection worked out for Arizona, as Thompson signed a contract extension with the team last fall.

Players who declare for it, like with the normal draft, are not guaranteed to be selected and can sign as undrafted free agents after the process ends.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport mentioned former Purdue wide receiver Milton Wright as the only player who has been deemed eligible for this year’s Supplemental Draft class so far.

Wright was ruled academically ineligible last year and didn’t play in the 2022 season. In three prior seasons at Purdue (2019-21), he hauled in 1,325 yards and 10 touchdowns.

His junior season with the Boilermakers was his breakout, as he caught 57 passes for 732 yards and seven touchdowns.

Notre Dame vs. Purdue: Second-Quarter Analysis

Feeling better, Irish fans?

Well, that’s much more like it. Notre Dame suddenly is treating Purdue like the Notre Dame Stadium guest it is, which is not great. Whatever switch needed to be flipped has indeed been flipped, and the Irish look like a good team once again. They hold a 10-3 lead going into halftime.

A real momentum swing happened on a fourth-and-3 from the Boilermakers’ 39-yard line when Jack Coan fired a complete pass to Kyren Williams, who prompted two defenders to collide and allow him to run to the end zone untouched for a 39-yard touchdown and the Irish’s first lead of the day.

After the Boilermakers went three and out, the Irish took over in good field position and decided to go for it on fourth down again. It appeared to fail, but Jalen Graham was called for a hold before the pass, and that kept the Irish’s offense on the field. A pass interference on the next play set the Irish up in the red zone, but they couldn’t reach first-and-goal. Jonathan Doerer promptly drilled a 28-yard field goal, his shortest of the season so far.

Faced with their worst starting field position of the day, the Boilermakers tried a receiver pass with Milton Wright on their next drive. However, NaNa Osafo-Mensah snuffed that out with a sack. A couple of plays later, the Irish started their next drive in Boilermakers territory. Doerer eventually came on to attempt a 45-yard field goal, but the kick sailed as wide left as it could get.

Neither team mounted a serious threat for the rest of the quarter, so that’s where things stand. The question now is whether the second-half Irish look more like the first-quarter or second-quarter Irish. Whichever one that is will determine if they keep their home winning streak alive.