Report: NFL won't overhaul supplemental draft eligibility rules
The NFL won't significantly alter eligibility rules for the supplemental draft to accommodate prospects facing the possibility of a canceled 2020 college season due to the coronavirus, sources told Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson and Pete Thamel.
Typically, draft-eligible players facing unusual circumstances in college - such as academic suspensions or failed drug tests - are granted entry into the supplemental draft.
NFL teams had reportedly already started doing homework on several stars who returned to college rather than enter the 2020 draft, including Clemson running back Travis Etienne, Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade, and Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard.
The supplemental draft usually includes a handful of players. It takes place in the summer, but the NFL hasn't announced a date for the 2020 edition.
In 2019, the Arizona Cardinals took Washington State safety Jalen Thompson in the fifth round of the supplemental draft after he was declared ineligible for the upcoming college season due to a violation of NCAA rules. As a result, the Cardinals forfeited their fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Bernie Kosar, Cris Carter, and Josh Gordon are the most prominent names to have been selected in the supplemental draft.