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Normally, very few players declare for the Supplemental Draft held in July. But with the threat of COVID-19 delaying the season or putting the entire season in doubt and nothing quite normal, it is expected a significant number of college players petition to enter the Supplemental Draft this year. NFL teams would then draft them this July and spend a 2021 pick on them.
It is a tiered draft process whereby teams with 6 or fewer wins the previous year are put in one group, teams with 7 wins or more that didn't make the playoffs are in the next group, and playoff teams form the last group. There is a lottery within each group for positioning and the tiers are then grouped accordingly. Those teams then advise Goodell what round 2021 pick they are willing to spend on a player.
The wrinkle is guys with only 2 years college experience are currently ineligible, unless the NFL were to revise the rules or allow for a waiver this year. So Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Greg Rousseau, and Brevin Jordan can't declare, but guys like Travis Etienne, Chuba Hubbard, and Devonta Smith can. Of course, we'll probably see a few Hurricanes declare because that's what Hurricanes do.
It is a tiered draft process whereby teams with 6 or fewer wins the previous year are put in one group, teams with 7 wins or more that didn't make the playoffs are in the next group, and playoff teams form the last group. There is a lottery within each group for positioning and the tiers are then grouped accordingly. Those teams then advise Goodell what round 2021 pick they are willing to spend on a player.
The wrinkle is guys with only 2 years college experience are currently ineligible, unless the NFL were to revise the rules or allow for a waiver this year. So Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Greg Rousseau, and Brevin Jordan can't declare, but guys like Travis Etienne, Chuba Hubbard, and Devonta Smith can. Of course, we'll probably see a few Hurricanes declare because that's what Hurricanes do.