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Would Purdue WR Milton Wright make sense for the Saints in 2023 supplemental draft?

Would former Purdue wide receiver Milton Wright make sense for the New Orleans Saints in the 2023 supplemental draft?

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The NFL announced this week that it will conduct its first supplemental draft since the 2019 season, scheduled for July 11. In the supplemental draft, teams will choose whether to forfeit a pick in the next year’s draft to add a player The list of players who will be eligible for the supplemental draft is still being finalized but for now there’s just one name: former Purdue Boilermakers wide receiver Milton Wright.

Wright, listed at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, was a steady contributor through his first two years at Purdue but broke out in 2021 with 57 receptions for 732 receiving yards, scoring 9 touchdown catches — trailing only David Bell, a future top-100 draft pick who played a modest role in the weak Cleveland Browns passing offense last year. He’s known as a big target who doesn’t drop many passes, with a high first-down conversion rate (moving the chains on 67 of his 99 receptions), though without much experience lining up from the slot or forcing missed tackles with moves after the catch.

But because Wright was declared academically ineligible in 2022 and didn’t find many options in the transfer portal in 2023, he’s chosen to turn pro. So would he make sense for New Orleans?

The Saints just signed a couple of veteran free agents in Keke Coutee and Lynn Bowden, adding them to a receiving corps that includes new additions like Bryan Edwards, James Washington, and rookies A.T. Perry and Shaquan Davis; plus receivers returning from last year in Michael Thomas, Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, Tre’Quan Smith, Keith Kirkwood, and Kawaan Baker.

A complicating factor is the Saints’ future draft picks situation. Even though New Orleans is projected to receive multiple compensatory picks in 2024, those haven’t actually been awarded yet, so they’re off the table. That leaves them with just five picks to spend, in the first, second, fifth, and sixth rounds (owning two sixth-rounders, with one coming from the Philadelphia Eagles).

If the Saints wanted to they could use one of those picks, probably one of their fifth- or sixth-round selections, in a bid to land Wright. But that would leave them with less draft capital to work with until compensatory picks are awarded next March. Their options would be limited leading up to the NFL trade deadline in November.

Whether that’s worth adding another rookie receiver is up to them. Something else to consider is that Wright could be signed as a undrafted free agent if no other team wants to select him during the supplemental draft.

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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.

 

NFL supplemental draft to return on July 11

The NFL supplemental draft is coming back.

In recent years, the NFL hasn’t had a need for a supplemental draft. In fact, 2019 was the last year a player was selected in the supplemental draft. But according to NFL writer Dane Brugler, it will be back for 2023 on July 11.

The supplemental draft is an opportunity for players who did not declare for the NFL draft to make their way to the NFL. This is typically because of some extreme change in circumstances after the deadline to declare which makes a return to college improbable or even impossible Players must apply and be granted eligibility.

Players are selected essentially by bid. Teams are given the option to big a draft pick for the following season on a particular player. Each team is given an option to enter heir big in order, just like the regular draft and if selected, the team forfeits that round pick the following year.

Here are five of the more notable players selected in the supplemental draft:

  • Jalen Thompson, Cardinals (2019, Round 5)
  • Sam Beal, Giants (2018, Round 3)
  • Isaiah Battle, Rams (2015, Round 5)
  • Josh Gordon, Browns (2012, Round 2)
  • Terrelle Pryor, Raiders (2011, Round 3)

NFL elects to skip supplemental draft in 2021

NFL elects to skip supplemental draft in 2021

The NFL has said ‘thanks but no thanks’ to one of the most unusual quirks of the NFL offseason — and they’re doing so for the second straight year. It was reported yesterday by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero that the NFL will be bypassing the league’s supplemental draft for the second consecutive season; leaving the door shut for any college football players who were hoping to make a last minute leap into the 2021 NFL calendar year.

The supplemental draft is a tricky event — as players must file for eligibility and have it granted by the NFL before a silent 32-team auction allows teams to bid a future draft selection on any available talents.

But, given the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unpredictability of the past 12 months surrounding college football, it seems as though the NFL has opted to avoid opening that can of worms all together. The league’s decision to not hold a supplemental draft in 2020 seemed preventative — what was to stop a slew of gifted stars from leaving college football en masse and throwing the league’s draft cycle completely out of loop? Either the league would have had to turn down every COVID-19 related application or eligibility (which would have been a controversial decision to be handed down, given the hardship experienced by nearly everyone regardless of their background) or else see the status quo of the draft flipped on its head.

And so there was no draft.

This summer seems to be ensuring that the cycle stays balanced. The NFL draft pool of 2021 saw less talents pass through due to every collegiate player being granted an extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic. Add in a later than usual declaration window for “super seniors”, which was in March, and nearly any player who would be interested in joining the league via the supplemental draft would have had an opportunity to make that same decision three or five months ago, depending on their eligibility.

And so, once again, there is no supplemental draft to be had.

NFL supplemental draft history: Ex-Chargers DT Jamal Williams among best picks ever

The wide-bodied nose tackle was among the very few who had success.

For the second year in a row, the NFL has elected not to hold the supplemental draft, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Last year, the league decided against holding the event largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a supplemental draft, each team would “bid” on a player by declaring the round they would take them, and the team that lists the highest round wins the rights to them.

The supplemental draft pool features players who didn’t enter the traditional NFL draft due to eligibility, disciplinary or other reasons.

The last supplemental draft in 2019 saw one player selected. The Cardinals gave up their 2020 fifth-round pick to take safety Jalen Thompson.

Normally, finding real talent in these drafts is slim. However, there are diamonds in the rough here and there, and it just so happens that the Chargers were able to find one, with that being defensive tackle Jamal Williams.

Williams was drafted in the second-round of the 1998 NFL supplemental draft out of Oklahoma State University.

A three-time Pro Bowler, Williams was a huge piece of the Chargers’ success on the interior part of the defensive line for more than a decade. He was a wide-bodied, run-stuffing nose tackle who kept linebackers clean by occupying two and three defenders at a time.

In 12 seasons with the Bolts, Williams had 396 total tackles, 54 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries.

He was named four-time Chargers Lineman of the Year, three-time Chargers Defensive Player of the Year and 2008 Co-MVP.

NFL will not hold a supplemental draft this year

The Browns, and every other NFL team, won’t have a chance to find another Terrelle Pryor or Josh Gordon this year.

There are many ways for NFL teams to acquire talent, most years that includes a supplemental draft. The NFL will not hold one this year, for the second straight year.

Known to fans of the Cleveland Browns for how the team acquired both Bernie Kosar and Josh Gordon, the supplemental draft rarely has led to impact players at the NFL level. Players like Kosar, Gordon and Chris Carter are the exception to the rule.

College players can apply to be included in a supplemental draft for a variety of reasons primarily related to them losing their college eligibility after the date required to apply for the regular NFL draft.

Kosar took advantage of loopholes that no longer exist. Terrelle Pryor is another famous example as he applied for the supplemental draft following an investigation into impermissible benefits while at The Ohio State University.

College players will not have the supplemental draft option this year:

 

Since Gordon was drafted in 2012, only four players have been selected in the supplemental draft. Isaiah Battle, drafted in 2015, bounced around the league and is currently a free agent. Sam Beal, selected in the third round by the New York Giants in 2018, has only played six games in the NFL. Adonis Alexander, also selected in 2018, has played in nine games while Jalen Thompson, selected in 2019, has played in 20 in two seasons after being selected in the fifth round.

It is unknown, at this time, whether anyone applied for the supplemental draft prior to this decision from the NFL.

NFL will not hold 2021 supplemental draft

NFL will not hold 2021 supplemental draft:

For the second-straight year the NFL will not hold a supplemental draft.

Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero on Tuesday, holding the event is up to the league and it has evidently decided against going forward with it again. In 2020, it was also called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic:

From 2016-2019, only three players were selected in the supplement draft, with all of them being picked in the last two year’s it was held. That list includes:

  • 2018: CB Sam Beal (Giants)
  • 2018: CB Adonis Alexander (Football Team)
  • 2019: S Jalen Thompson (Cardinals)

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Report: No supplemental draft for Bills, NFL in 2020

The NFL has cancelled the 2020 NFL supplemental draft.

The Buffalo Bills won’t have an opportunity to select players in the NFL’s supplemental draft in 2020.

The supplemental draft “allows teams to bid on players who, for various reasons, had their college eligibility affected and did not enter the regular spring draft,” according to NFL.com. Teams bid future draft picks on players and they go to the highest bidder.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero first reported the cancellation of the draft. Per the report, players eligible for the 2020 draft will still be able to enter the 2021 NFL Draft. Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the supplemental draft isn’t an automatic occurrence each year. The league can elect to hold it or cancel it.

Some believed the NFL would see an influx of players applying to enter the NFL’s supplemental draft this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NFL quickly squashed the idea that they’d allow more entrants than usual. Now it seems their decision to forego the supplemental draft will absolve the league of any controversy surrounding who would be permitted to enter the draft.

In terms of the Bills and the supplemental draft, there’s been a few additions made that way, but it’s been a long time. The last time the Bills elected to do so was for defensive back Brett Young in 1989 and the other was via running back Rod Stewart in 1979.

 

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