List of NFL supplemental draft picks

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There have been 46 players selected in the National Football League (NFL)'s supplemental draft since its inception in 1977. [1] The supplemental draft was enacted in 1977 for players who had various circumstances affect their eligibility and did not enter the main NFL draft. The only player selected in the supplemental draft to enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame was Cris Carter, who was selected in 1987 and elected to the Hall of Fame in 2013. In addition, there have been eight players selected to Pro Bowls in their careers: Bernie Kosar (drafted in 1985), Cris Carter (1987), Bobby Humphrey (1989), Rob Moore (1990), Mike Wahle (1998), Jamal Williams (1998), Ahmad Brooks (2006), and Josh Gordon (2012).

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In 1984, the NFL held a supplemental draft for college seniors who had already signed with either the United States Football League or the Canadian Football League. On June 5 in New York City, the draft was completed in an attempt to head off a bidding war in its own ranks for USFL and CFL players. Three players in this draft entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Steve Young, Gary Zimmerman, and Reggie White.

List

†= Pro Bowler [N 1]
= Hall of Famer
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end [a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard [b] K Kicker [c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker [d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker [a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. 1 2 May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ↑ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ↑ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ↑ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
List of NFL supplemental draft picks
YearPlayerPositionRoundNFL TeamCollegeReason
1977 Al Hunter RB4th Seattle Seahawks Notre Dame Suspended from the team for disciplinary reasons. [2]
1978 Johnnie Dirden WR10th Houston Oilers Sam Houston State Dropped out of college after two years. [3]
Rod ConnorsRB12th San Francisco 49ers USC Dropped out of college with eligibility remaining. [4]
1979Rod StewartRB6th Buffalo Bills Kentucky
1980 Matthew Teague DE7th Atlanta Falcons Prairie View A&M
Billy MullinsWR9th San Diego Chargers USC Declared ineligible when it was discovered that he gained credits simultaneously from four junior colleges in the fall of 1977 in order to gain entry to USC. [5]
1981 Dave Wilson QB1st New Orleans Saints Illinois Declared ineligible amid questions about his high school transcript and junior college stay. [6]
Chy Davidson WR11th New England Patriots Rhode Island
1982Kevin RobinsonCB9th Detroit Lions North Carolina A&T
1985 Bernie Kosar†QB1st Cleveland Browns Miami (FL) Graduated after his junior year. [7]
Roosevelt SnipesRB8th San Francisco 49ers Florida State Academically ineligible. [8]
1986 Charles Crawford RB7th Philadelphia Eagles Oklahoma State Crawford missed his senior year with an injury and declared for the supplemental draft amid questions about whether his eligibility would be extended (currently, medical redshirt status would be given before the draft deadline). [9]
1987 Brian Bosworth LB1st Seattle Seahawks Oklahoma Bosworth had been dismissed from the Oklahoma football team following the 1986 season. Since he was a junior, he was eligible to be chosen in the 1987 draft but did not declare before the deadline [10] and decided to wait for the supplemental draft, which he was eligible for due to his graduation from Oklahoma one year early.
Dan Sileo DT3rd Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami (FL) Sileo was declared ineligible by the NCAA for his senior season.
Cris Carter†WR4th Philadelphia Eagles Ohio State Carter was suspended before his senior season for signing with an agent. [11]
1988 Ryan Bethea WR5th Minnesota Vikings South Carolina Suspended from team over drug arrests
1989 Steve Walsh QB1st Dallas Cowboys Miami (FL) Walsh did not declare for the draft before its deadline. [12]
Timm Rosenbach QB1st Phoenix Cardinals Washington State Rosenbach did not declare for the draft before its deadline. [12]
Bobby Humphrey†RB1st Denver Broncos Alabama
Brett Young DB8th Buffalo Bills Oregon
Mike LowmanRB12th Dallas Cowboys Coffeyville CC
1990 Rob Moore†WR1st New York Jets Syracuse Moore graduated from college with a year of eligibility remaining, and did not declare in time for regular draft. [13]
Willie Williams TE9th Phoenix Cardinals LSU
1992 Dave Brown QB1st New York Giants Duke Brown graduated from college with a year of eligibility remaining, and did not declare for the NFL until after the regular draft had been held. As of 2018, Brown is the last player taken in the first round of the supplemental draft. [14]
Darren Mickell DE2nd Kansas City Chiefs Florida Mickell was suspended from team for senior season for undisclosed violations of team rules. [15]
1994 Tito Wooten CB4th New York Giants Northeast Louisiana
John Davis TE5th Dallas Cowboys Emporia State
1995 Darren Benson DT3rd Dallas Cowboys Trinity Valley CC
1998 Mike Wahle†OT2nd Green Bay Packers Navy Wahle was suspended for senior season by the NCAA after testing positive for steroids. [16]
Jamal Williams†NT2nd San Diego Chargers Oklahoma State Williams was declared academically ineligible before his senior season. [17]
1999J'Juan CherryCB4th New England Patriots Arizona State
2002 Milford Brown G6th Houston Texans Florida State He had used up his five-year competition eligibility. [18]
2003 Tony Hollings RB2nd Houston Texans Georgia Tech He was academically ineligible for the 2003 college season. [19]
2005 Manuel Wright DT5th Miami Dolphins USC Chose entering the draft over not playing college football while trying to regain his academic eligibility. [20]
2006 Ahmad Brooks† [21] LB3rd Cincinnati Bengals Virginia He was dismissed from his college team. [22]
2007 Paul Oliver S4th San Diego Chargers Georgia He left college because of academic problems. [23]
Jared Gaither [23] OT5th Baltimore Ravens Maryland He was declared academically ineligible in college. [24]
2009 Jeremy Jarmon DE3rd Washington Redskins Kentucky Suspended over failed drug test. [25]
2010 Harvey Unga [26] FB7th Chicago Bears BYU Expelled for disciplinary reasons. [26]
Josh Brent [26] NT7th Dallas Cowboys Illinois He was "... reportedly academically ineligible for the 2010 [college] season." [27]
2011 Terrelle Pryor QB3rd Oakland Raiders Ohio State Suspended as part of NCAA investigation into improper benefits. [28]
2012 Josh Gordon†WR2nd Cleveland Browns Baylor Dismissed for failed marijuana test. [29]
2015 Isaiah Battle OT5th St. Louis Rams Clemson Had "family matters to address," as well as off-field issues. [30]
2018 Sam Beal CB3rd New York Giants Western Michigan He was declared academically ineligible in college. [31]
Adonis Alexander CB6th Washington Redskins Virginia Tech He was declared academically ineligible in college. [32]
2019 Jalen Thompson S5th Arizona Cardinals Washington State Declared ineligible for his senior season after an NCAA rules violation. [33]

Notes

  1. ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

References

  1. ↑ McIntyre, Brian (July 8, 2013). "Six players available in 2013 supplemental draft". Yahoo.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Notre Dame Lose Halfback Al Hunter". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . July 1, 1977. p. 6D. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ Stellino, Vito (October 21, 1978). "Cement Trucker Delivers for Oilers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 9. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Rough Riders Cut Six Players". The Star-Phoenix . July 21, 1978. p. 62. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  5. ↑ "'Dumb jocks' trigger report". Edmonton Journal . October 15, 1980. p. C6. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  6. ↑ Gugger, John (December 9, 1980). "Big Ten Bothered by 2 Wilson Transcripts". The Blade . pp. 26, 28. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  7. ↑ Boyer, Mary Schmitt. "Mystery lingers for NFL's supplemental draft – even for Bernie Kosar," The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Sunday, August 21, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Transactions". Lawrence Journal-World . March 13, 1985. p. 14. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Keith Byars benched". The Bryan Times . October 16, 1986. p. 16. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Bosworth misses deadline, won't be in NFL draft". The Milwaukee Sentinel . April 14, 1987. p. 2 2. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Impact NFL Supplemental Draft Picks". Sports Illustrated. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  12. 1 2 "Walsh, Rosenbach Bypass April Draft". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. April 11, 1989. pp. 1C, 6C. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Moore catches on with Jets". Reading Eagle . August 22, 1990. p. 33. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Giants choose Brown in supplemental draft". The Times-News . July 10, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Chiefs take former Gator Mickell in draft". Gainesville Sun . August 28, 1992. p. 1C. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  16. ↑ Silverstein, Tom (August 6, 1998). "Supplemental pick finally agrees to deal". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . pp. 1C, 3C. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Impact NFL Supplemental Draft Picks". Sports Illustrated. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Sports Wrap". Las Vegas Review-Journal . August 22, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Bad week for college football fans in Georgia". The Augusta Chronicle . May 17, 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  20. ↑ Paskwietz, Gary (May 12, 2005). "Manuel Wright declares for NFL supplemental draft". Scout. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  21. ↑ Bengals use third-round pick to select Brooks
  22. ↑ Schlabach, Larry (March 29, 2006). "U-Va. Dismisses Brooks, Franklin". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  23. 1 2 Clayton, John (July 16, 2007). "Georgia's Oliver, Maryland's Gaither chosen in supplemental draft" . Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  24. ↑ Pasquarelli, Len (June 28, 2007). "Maryland's Gaither applies for entry to supplemental draft" . Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Skins sign third-round DE pick Jarmon". July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  26. 1 2 3 "Bears pick Unga; Price-Brent to Dallas". July 16, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Unga, Price-Brent taken in last round of supplemental draft". NFL.com . July 16, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  28. ↑ "Pryor eligible to practice with Raiders as five-game ban ends". NFL.com . July 16, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  29. ↑ "Browns take Josh Gordon in Round 2". June 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Isaiah Battle picked by Rams, is 1st supplemental pick since 2012". July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Sam Beal picked by Giants, is 1st supplemental pick since 2015". Bleacher Report . July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  32. ↑ Keim, John (July 11, 2018). "CB Adonis Alexander picked by Redskins in sixth round of supplemental draft". ESPN. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  33. ↑ Seifert, Kevin (July 10, 2019). "Cards make only pick in NFL supplemental draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
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