Western Michigan was poised to enter the 2018 season with a highly-regarded potential NFL prospect to anchor its defense on, but it appears that will not be the case in the upcoming season.
Cornerback Sam Beal, a projected first or second round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, applied to be eligible for the 2018 NFL Supplemental Draft on Wednesday.
According to WWMT’s Western Michigan reporter Andy Pepper, Beal failed to meet credit requirements to become academically eligible. Instead of petitioning the NCAA to grant him eligibility, Beal has decided instead to test the waters of the seldom used NFL Supplemental Draft.