Situations arise where a player, who was not eligible for the spring draft, may no longer be eligible at his college program, which is when a door opens for the NFL’s Supplemental Draft. A couple of recent examples of this are former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who was suspended from the program for taking improper benefits, and former Baylor/Utah receiver Josh Gordon, who was dismissed from his program due to a failed drug test.
In 2023, the league will feature at least one name as a supplemental draft option: former Purdue receiver Milton Wright. Prior to this summer, the NFL hasn’t had a supplemental draft since 2019, due to the pause in 2020 for the pandemic and the lack of an approved prospect in either the 2021 or 2022 classes.