The NFL's Supplemental Draft is back 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.
This is true. The dramatic return of the Supplemental Draft! The league has informed the clubs that it will be Tuesday, July 11. One player has been confirmed to clubs as eligible as of now, #Purdue WR Milton Wright. https://t.co/R6bg3EhFEn
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 16, 2023
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.