There have been 46 players selected in the National Football League 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).
In 1984, the National Football League 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 [ ]
Year
Player
Position
Round
NFL Team
College
Reason
1977
Al Hunter
RB
4th
Seattle Seahawks
Notre Dame
Suspended from the team for disciplinary reasons.[2]
1978
Johnnie Dirden
WR
10th
Houston Oilers
Sam Houston State
dropped out of college after two years.[3]
Rod Connors
RB
12th
San Francisco 49ers
USC
dropped out of college with eligibility remaining.[4]
1979
Rod Stewart
RB
6th
Buffalo Bills
Kentucky
1980
Matthew Teague
DE
7th
Atlanta Falcons
Prairie View A&M
Billy Mullins
WR
9th
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
QB
1st
New Orleans Saints
Illinois
declared ineligible amid questions about his high school transcript and junior college stay.[6]
Chy Davidson
WR
11th
New England Patriots
Rhode Island
1982
Kevin Robinson
CB
9th
Detroit Lions
North Carolina A&T
1985
Bernie Kosar †
QB
1st
Cleveland Browns
Miami (FL)
Graduated after his junior year.[7]
Roosevelt Snipes
RB
8th
San Francisco 49ers
Florida State
Academically ineligible.[8]
1986
Charles Crawford
RB
7th
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
LB
1st
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
DT
3rd
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Miami (FL)
Sileo was declared ineligible by the NCAA for his senior season.
Cris Carter †
WR
4th
Philadelphia Eagles
Ohio State
Carter was suspended before his senior season for signing with an agent.[11]
1988
Ryan Bethea
WR
5th
Minnesota Vikings
South Carolina
Suspended from team over drug arrests
1989
Steve Walsh
QB
1st
Dallas Cowboys
Miami (FL)
Walsh did not declare for the draft before its deadline.[12]
Timm Rosenbach
QB
1st
Phoenix Cardinals
Washington State
Rosenbach did not declare for the draft before its deadline.[12]
Bobby Humphrey †
RB
1st
Denver Broncos
Alabama
Brett Young
DB
8th
Buffalo Bills
Oregon
Mike Lowman
RB
12th
Dallas Cowboys
Coffeyville Community College
1990
Rob Moore †
WR
1st
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
TE
9th
Phoenix Cardinals
LSU
1992
Dave Brown
QB
1st
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
DE
2nd
Kansas City Chiefs
Florida
Mickell was suspended from team for senior season for undisclosed violations of team rules.[15]
1994
Tito Wooten
CB
4th
New York Giants
Northeast Louisiana
John Davis
TE
5th
Dallas Cowboys
Emporia State
1995
Darren Benson
DT
3rd
Dallas Cowboys
Trinity Valley Community College
1998
Mike Wahle †
OT
2nd
Green Bay Packers
Navy
Wahle was suspended for senior season by the NCAA after testing positive for steroids.[16]
Jamal Williams †
NT
2nd
San Diego Chargers
Oklahoma State
Williams was declared academically ineligible before his senior season.[17]
1999
J'Juan Cherry
CB
4th
New England Patriots
Arizona State
2002
Milford Brown
G
6th
Houston Texans
Florida State
He had used up his five-year competition eligibility.[18]
2003
Tony Hollings
RB
2nd
Houston Texans
Georgia Tech
He was academically ineligible for the 2003 college season.[19]
2005
Manuel Wright
DT
5th
Miami Dolphins
USC
Chose entering the draft over not playing college football while trying to regain his academic eligibility.[20]
2006
Ahmad Brooks †[21]
LB
3rd
Cincinnati Bengals
Virginia
He was dismissed from his college team.[22]
2007
Paul Oliver
S
4th
San Diego Chargers
Georgia
He left college because of academic problems.[23]
Jared Gaither [23]
OT
5th
Baltimore Ravens
Maryland
He was declared academically ineligible in college.[24]
2009
Jeremy Jarmon
DE
3rd
Washington Redskins
Kentucky
Suspended over failed drug test.[25]
2010
Harvey Unga [26]
FB
7th
Chicago Bears
BYU
Expelled for disciplinary reasons .[26]
Josh Brent [26]
NT
7th
Dallas Cowboys
Illinois
He was "... reportedly academically ineligible for the 2010 [college] season."[27]
2011
Terrelle Pryor
QB
3rd
Oakland Raiders
Ohio State
Suspended as part of NCAA investigation into improper benefits.[28]
2012
Josh Gordon †
WR
2nd
Cleveland Browns
Baylor
Dismissed for failed marijuana test.[29]
2015
Isaiah Battle
OT
5th
St. Louis Rams
Clemson
Had "family matters to address," as well as off-field issues.[30]
2018
Sam Beal
CB
3rd
New York Giants
Western Michigan
He was declared academically ineligible in college.[31]
Adonis Alexander
CB
6th
Washington Redskins
Virginia Tech
He was declared academically ineligible in college.[32]
2019
Jalen Thompson
S
5th
Arizona Cardinals
Washington State
Declared ineligible for his senior season after an NCAA rules violation.[33]
Notes [ ]
^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
References [ ]
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^ "Transactions" . Lawrence Journal-World . March 13, 1985. p. 14. Retrieved October 10, 2011 .
^ "Keith Byars benched" . The Bryan Times . October 16, 1986. p. 16. Retrieved October 11, 2011 .
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^ a b "Walsh, Rosenbach Bypass April Draft" . Sarasota Herald-Tribune . April 11, 1989. pp. 1C, 6C. Retrieved October 11, 2011 .
^ "Moore catches on with Jets" . Reading Eagle . August 22, 1990. p. 33. Retrieved October 11, 2011 .
^ "Giants choose Brown in supplemental draft" . The Times-News . July 10, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved October 11, 2011 .
^ "Chiefs take former Gator Mickell in draft" . Gainesville Sun . August 28, 1992. p. 1C. Retrieved October 11, 2011 .
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^ "Sports Wrap" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . August 22, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2011 .
^ "Bad week for college football fans in Georgia" . The Augusta Chronicle . May 17, 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011 .
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^ Bengals use third-round pick to select Brooks
^ Schlabach, Larry (March 29, 2006). "U-Va. Dismisses Brooks, Franklin" . The Washington Post . Retrieved October 11, 2011 .
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^ "Unga, Price-Brent taken in last round of supplemental draft" . July 16, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2011 .
^ "Pryor eligible to practice with Raiders as five-game ban ends" . July 16, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2011 .
^ "Browns take Josh Gordon in Round 2" . June 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2015 .
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^ Keim, John. "CB Adonis Alexander picked by Redskins in sixth round of supplemental draft" . ESPN . Retrieved July 11, 2018 .
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