Sam Beal: Meet the Best Supplemental Draft Prospect Since Josh Gordon

Sam Beal knows he won't hear his name called on network television—that's the curse of being picked on July 11 in the NFL supplemental draft—but he's determined to make those who passed on him or doubted him remember his name.

Who is Sam Beal? He's the best prospect to enter the league's supplemental draft in a long time. Maybe ever.

Let's start with how he got here.

Beal was a standout cornerback at Western Michigan after signing as a stud 2-star player on offense and defense out of Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a freshman, he played in 12 games before becoming a starter as a sophomore and quickly establishing himself as a ball hawk with eight pass breakups. That 2016…