The NFL granted eligibility for Jackson State wide receiver Malachi Wideman and Purdue wideout Milton Wright to enter the NFL’s supplemental draft on Tuesday.
Wright and Wideman are the only two players who can be selected in this year’s draft, one that returns for the first time since 2019. The supplemental draft, which started in 1977, was created to provide eligibility to players who would have been eligible for the NFL draft but chose not to declare because of unique circumstances.
One of the most common reasons for a player to seek eligibility for the supplemental draft is that he was ruled ineligible for the upcoming college season after the annual NFL draft. Without the supplemental draft, the player would be absent from football for an entire year.
