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Clemson starting left tackle Isaiah Battle will enter the NFL supplemental draft, coach Dabo Swinney announced Thursday."I have some family matters to address, with a child due this summer, and I feel it is in my best interest to enter the NFL supplemental draft," Battle said.Left tackle Isaiah Battle started 11 games last season for Clemson and played more snaps than any other player on the team. "I want to thank everyone at Clemson, especially Coach Swinney and the assistant coaches, for what they have done for me the last three years. I also want to thank my teammates. They have all had a big impact on my career."

 

Battle, who played in 27 career games, started 11 contests last season and played more snaps than any other player on the team (824), so his loss is a big one -- especially since true freshman Mitch Hyatt will be given an opportunity to win the starting job.Hyatt, a five-star prospect ranked as the No. 2 offensive lineman in the country, participated in spring practice as Battle's backup."This will create a great opportunity for Mitch," Swinney said in a statement. "We liked what we saw from Mitch in the spring and look forward to seeing his progress in August. We have other young offensive linemen who will also have a new opportunity for playing time."

 

Battle has been in trouble in the past at Clemson, serving a suspension in 2013 after punching a player, and another last season for disciplinary reasons. According to The Clemson Insider, Battle was pulled over for speeding in early June and caught with marijuana. Police cited him for both, but did not charge or arrest him.Teams that pick a player in the supplemental draft forfeit their pick in the corresponding round of the following year's NFL draft. If a player goes unselected, he becomes an unrestricted free agent. The last time a player was taken in the supplemental draft was 2012 when the Cleveland Browns used a second-round choice on wide receiver Josh Gordon.

 

> http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/13146764/isaiah-battle-clemson-tigers-enter-nfl-supplemental-draft

 

 

 

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We used a 1st on Rob Moore in the 1990 supplemental draft that's why Ron Wolf couldn't draft Favre in 1991.. :animal0029:

Oh wow. Never knew that detail. Though we prob could've acquire favre after his rookie year (when I believe he got traded after a bad year)

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The date is set for the NFL supplemental draft.The supplemental draft will take place on July 9, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

 

No team has made a supplemental selection since the Browns used a second-round pick on Josh Gordon in 2012, so the supplemental draft has become a non-event the last couple years. But this year there’s a good chance that a supplemental pick will be used: Clemson offensive tackle Isaiah Battle, who declared for the supplemental draft last week, is an NFL talent who has a real shot of helping some team this season.

 

West Georgia defensive tackle Dalvon Stuckey, West Georgia defensive end Darrius Caldwell and North Carolina Central wide receiver/kick returner Adrian Wilkins are also available in the supplemental draft.If a team uses a supplemental pick on a player, that team loses the corresponding pick in the 2016 NFL draft. Players who are not selected in the supplemental draft become free agents.

 

> http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/30/nfl-sets-july-9-date-for-supplemental-draft/

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The NFL announced on Thursday that seven players are eligible for the 2015 supplemental draft.

 

No player has been picked in the supplemental draft since 2012, when the Cleveland Browns used a second-round pick on Josh Gordon. Clemson offensive tackle Isaiah Battle, the best prospect available in this year's supplemental draft, has a good chance to be selected.

 

Joining Battle in the draft are West Georgia defensive tackle Dalvon Stuckey and defensive end Darrius Caldwell, Houston defensive end Eric Eiland, UConn tight end Sean McQuillan, Kansas defensive back Kevin Short and North Carolina Central wide receiver Adrian Wilkins.

 

The supplemental draft will be held July 9.

 

Twenty NFL teams were slated to attend pro-day workouts for Stuckey and Caldwell on West Georgia's campus, in Carrollton, on Thursday. Battle has a pro day scheduled for July 7 at Clemson, and Wilkins has one scheduled for July 8 on campus, in Durham.Eiland, 26, spent four years in the minors with the Toronto Blue Jays after originally signing with Texas A&M in 2007.

 

> http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000499819/article/seven-players-eligible-for-2015-nfl-supplemental-draft

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The NFL announced on Thursday that seven players are eligible for the 2015 supplemental draft.

 

No player has been picked in the supplemental draft since 2012, when the Cleveland Browns used a second-round pick on Josh Gordon. Clemson offensive tackle Isaiah Battle, the best prospect available in this year's supplemental draft, has a good chance to be selected.

 

Joining Battle in the draft are West Georgia defensive tackle Dalvon Stuckey and defensive end Darrius Caldwell, Houston defensive end Eric Eiland, UConn tight end Sean McQuillan, Kansas defensive back Kevin Short and North Carolina Central wide receiver Adrian Wilkins.

 

The supplemental draft will be held July 9.

 

Twenty NFL teams were slated to attend pro-day workouts for Stuckey and Caldwell on West Georgia's campus, in Carrollton, on Thursday. Battle has a pro day scheduled for July 7 at Clemson, and Wilkins has one scheduled for July 8 on campus, in Durham.Eiland, 26, spent four years in the minors with the Toronto Blue Jays after originally signing with Texas A&M in 2007.

 

> http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000499819/article/seven-players-eligible-for-2015-nfl-supplemental-draft

 

 

hey !.. does anyone know if  uconn te sean mcquillan can catch      :confused0082:

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There tends to be over-infatuation with the NFL Supplemental Draft. It typically features a handful of players, most of whom would classify as undrafted free agents in the regular draft. Since it's the deadest time of the non-stop NFL calendar, the analysis of fringe players gets overblown.

 

Take a step back and you'll see the league itself often has little interest in the supplemental draft itself. Since 2000, only 11 picks have been used in the supplemental draft. The last actual pick came in 2012 when the Cleveland Browns surrendered a second-round pick to take wide receiver Josh Gordon. In the last two years, 10 players have been eligible. None of them were picked, and it appears none of them are on an NFL roster.There are a few reasons for the lack of interest. Players in the supplemental draft often come with off-field concerns. Teams also have their 90-man rosters set for training camp and may be reluctant to make a change at this point. More than either of those, teams put so much value on draft picks they may not want to risk one.

 

On Thursday, the expectation is that a team will use a pick in the NFL's supplemental draft for the first time since 2012. The name to know is Clemson offensive tackle Isaiah Battle, an athletic senior-to-be and one of seven players eligible to be picked this week.

 

Evaluating Battle

 

NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, a former league scout, thinks Battle could get picked in the third round, but added that he had no knowledge of character issues. Jeremiah noted Battle’s size (6’6 1/2, 326 pounds) and length (35 1/2-inch arms). Had Battle been in this year’s draft, he would have had the third-longest arms amongst offensive linemen at the NFL Scouting Combine.Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports corroborated the third round notion. Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman takes it further saying one of the NFL’s two scouting bureaus – likely the BLESTO or National services – ranked Battle as the second-best senior offensive tackle prospect. There was even a potential first-round projection in Battle’s future.It’s a strangely high opinion for a player who is previously known more getting suspended a game for a Street Fighter uppercut than his play on the field. Battle started just 15 games in his career, but 11 came last season. Although he cited family reasons for entering the supplemental draft, Battle was reportedly caught with drugs and kicked off Clemson’s football team.The intrigue with Battle is that he's a good athlete playing a premium position. In this year's draft, 24 offensive tackles were picked and teams always need blocking help. Battle gets by with his foot quickness and lateral agility. Åt this point, he comes across more as a big basketball player working at offensive tackle. He bulked up considerably heading into this season, a necessary step. On the field, the big knock on Battle is his playing strength. Bigger defenders were able to knock Battle around and push him backward into the quarterback. Battle also needs work on his technique. He’s a high-cut player who lets defenders get under him too much. When Battle does bend, it’s at the waist, further negating his strength. He’s by no means a dumb player. Battle doesn’t seem to miss on assignments and gives a good effort.Whenever there is an athletic offensive tackle with limited starts and technique flaws, there is always assumed potential. With Battle, considering the lofty praise, maybe the potential is truly there. The speculation is that the Atlanta Falcons "are hot" after Battle. It would make sense considering the Falcons released Sam Baker last month and light in skill at the position after Jake Matthews. With the Denver Broncos (Ryan Clady) and the New York Giants (Will Beatty) down starting tackles due to injuries, they could be under consideration as well. With those three teams you're almost assuming Battle would be brought in to start, and that doesn't seem like the best course of action early in his career.

 

After those three teams, another logical destination for Battle is the Detroit Lions. While Detroit has never taken a player in the supplemental draft, their tackle situation needs improving. The San Francisco 49ers already have two extra picks in the 2016 draft, so they may be a team that gambles one of their own picks on Battle. A developmental gamble is the best way to describe Battle. His talent is worth a risk, but anything higher than a fourth-round pick seems like too much.

 

West Georgia pair

 

Dalvon Stuckey, DT, West Georgia: The consistent theme of Stuckey’s college career is academics holding him back. He was meant to be part of the same 2012 recruiting class that sent quarterback Jameis Winston to Florida State, but Stuckey failed to qualify. He spent two years at Pearl River Community College and intended to go to Arizona State. He was rated as the No. 8 junior college player by ESPN in the 2014 class, but failed to qualify academically with the Sun Devils That sent him to Division II West Georgia where he had 40 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and four sacks last season."I feel like anywhere between a 1-tech or a 3-tech, I can play either one but a lot of scouts have been telling me I'd probably play better as a 1-tech," Stuckey told First Coast News.

 

Darrius Caldwell, DE, West Georgia: Caldwell was also expected to go from Pearl River to Arizona State, but like Stuckey academics forced him to West Georgia. He initially signed with Illinois out of high school. Caldwell had 12 sacks for West Georgia last season. Considering his production and positional value, Caldwell is fringe pickable. His pro day numbers last week – a 5.07 40-yard dash and six bench press reps – do him no favors.

 

Eric Eiland, LB, Houston: At Houston Eiland played as a stand-up pass end last season, starting 10 games. He had 44 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a half a sack. If he sticks in the NFL, it will likely be on special teams.

 

Sean McQuillan, TE, Connecticut: McQuillan, 6-foot-3 and 247 pounds, finished last season with 16 receptions for 158 yards and a touchdown in 11 starts. In April, he was charged with assault for his involvement in a fight.

 

Kevin Short, CB, Kansas: Short may get some attention as a 6-foot-2 cornerback, but it’s hard to get overly excited about someone who hasn’t played in a game since 2012. Short started his college career at Fort Scott Community College before committing to Kansas for the 2013 season. He redshirted that year and was academically ineligible in 2014. He had 10 interceptions in two seasons at Fort Scott.

 

Adrian Wilkins, WR, North Carolina Central: Wilkins has made his name as a return specialist. He averaged 24.7 on kick returns and 13.6 yards on punt returns.

It's unlikely a pick will be used on any of these six players, but the West Georgia pair could potentially get some late-round attention.

 

Supplemental draft rules The rules of the supplemental draft are simple. The league’s 32 teams are placed into three tiers and ordered via a lottery. The first tier is teams with six or fewer wins the previous season. The second tier is teams with seven or more wins that didn’t make the playoffs. The final tier is the 12 playoff teams. The team with the worst record has the best chance of winning their tier’s lottery. After the lottery the draft order is set. Teams then silently place a bid on a player with a round associated. If they have the highest bid, they’re awarded the player and forfeit the corresponding pick in the next year’s draft.

 

> http://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-draft/2015/7/6/8895709/nfl-supplemental-draft-2015-rules-isaiah-battle-Clemson

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There tends to be over-infatuation with the NFL Supplemental Draft. It typically features a handful of players, most of whom would classify as undrafted free agents in the regular draft. Since it's the deadest time of the non-stop NFL calendar, the analysis of fringe players gets overblown.

 

Adrian Wilkins, WR, North Carolina Central: Wilkins has made his name as a return specialist. He averaged 24.7 on kick returns and 13.6 yards on punt returns.

It's unlikely a pick will be used on any of these six players, but the West Georgia pair could potentially get some late-round attention.

 

> http://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-draft/2015/7/6/8895709/nfl-supplemental-draft-2015-rules-isaiah-battle-Clemson

 

I agree with the first paragraph, but this kid could be what we are looking for.  We certainly need a punt returner.  I am sure we will not burn a pick on him, but he could be in play afterwards as an UDFA.  He works out on Wednesday, it will be interesting to see what he runs.  Guy is pretty small - 5'8" 170 or so.  That is Jalen Saunders territory.  He caught some balls in the FCS, but I think we'd be looking for a return man.

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Supplemental draft has had far more misses than hits

 

The NFL launched the supplemental draft in 1977. Thirty-eight years and more than 40 picks later, it has generated only a very small handful of great NFL players.

 

The Saints thought they’d found one in 1981, taking quarterback Dave Wilson with a first-round pick. He stayed with New Orleans for eight seasons, generating a career-high 2,353 passing yards in 1986. By 1987, Bobby Hebert had taken over at the position — and the Saints had made it to the postseason for the first time in franchise history.Wilson took a back seat for the rest of his career.

 

Four years later, the Browns used the supplemental draft to land Bernie Kosar, who gamed the system to avoid being taken by the Vikings in the regular draft and landed in his hand-picked location of Cleveland as a first-round pick.Two years later, the Seahawks used a first-round pick in the supplemental draft on linebacker Brian Bosworth, who ended up being a colossal bust.Two years after that, the Cowboys used a first-round pick in the supplemental draft on quarterback Steve Walsh, despite having invested the first overall pick only three months earlier in quarterback Troy Aikman. It was a confusing move at the time, but a year later coach Jimmy Johnson pulled off a mini-Herschel swindling of the Saints, getting a first-round pick and a third-round pick from New Orleans for Walsh, who never did much of anything at the NFL level.

 

That same year, the Broncos devoted a first-round selection to running back Bobby Humphrey. After rushing for 1,151 yards as a rookie and making to the Pro Bowl with 1,202 yards in 1990, Humphrey held out deep into the 1991 season, ultimately appeared in four games, gained 33 yards rushing, and was traded to Miami for 1992 for tailback Sammie Smith. Humphrey generated 471 yards rushing in what was his final season of game action.Also in 1989 — the only year with multiple first-round supplemental draft picks — the Cardinals selected quarterback Timm Rosenbach, who served as full-time starter for only one season (1990) before a knee injury wiped out his 1991 season. He returned to the field in 1992, but he played only three games before his NFL career ended.

 

In 1990, the Jets used a first-round pick in the supplemental draft on receiver Rob Moore, who after four seasons under 1,000 yards cracked four digits (by 10 yards) in 1994, making it to the Pro Bowl. Traded to the Cardinals for a first-round pick (which became Hugh Douglas) and running back Ron Moore, Rob Moore peaked with 97 receptions for 1,584 yards in 1997, earning another Pro Bowl berth.Two years later, the Giants became the last team to use a first-round supplemental selection, taking quarterback Dave Brown. He became the starter in 1994, yielded to Danny Kanell in 1997, and finished his career as a backup with the Cardinals.Since Brown was selected 23 years ago, 18 players have been taken in the supplemental draft. Most notably, the Packers acquired guard Mike Wahle with a second-round pick in 1998 (he became a Pro Bowler with the Panthers in 2005), the Chargers selected three-time Pro Bowl nose tackle Jamal Williams with a second-round pick that same year.

 

Linebacker Ahmad Brooks, taken by the Bengals in round three of the 2006 supplemental draft, later became a Pro Bowler with the 49ers after only two seasons in Cincinnati. The last Pro Bowl player found via the supplemental draft was receiver Josh Gordon, who currently is serving a one-year suspension after serving a 10-game suspension in 2014 for violating the substance-abuse policy.Of course, the best player ever to come from the supplemental draft was only a fourth-round pick, and the vast majority of his exploits came with a team other than the one who drafted him. Receiver Cris Carter, picked by the Eagles in 1987 and dumped after three seasons, was claimed on waivers by the Vikings and became a perennial Pro Bowler and, ultimately, a Hall of Famer.

 

This year, the name generating the most buzz in advance of the supplemental draft is Clemson tackle Isaiah Battle. If neither he nor any other player is picked in the process that unfolds with little fanfare and a weird set of rules on Thursday, it’ll run the streak of no players being taken to four years and counting — the longest drought in supplemental draft history.

 

> http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/08/supplemental-draft-has-had-far-more-misses-than-hits/

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Anyone know what the impact of the Fitz trade is on our picks available for the supplemental draft.  We traded a conditional 7th that could become a 6th based upon playing time.  Are both of those picks available to us?  We will have one of the two next year, but we don't know which one?

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FWIW, the reported weights on Battle were closer to 325.  He weighed 312 at his workout.  The two from West Georgia apparently didn't workout very well.  The DE ran over 5 seconds at 233 and only put up 6 reps.  The DT ran in the mid-5.5s.  Anybody hear anything about Wilkins workout yet?

 

Clemson OT Isaiah Battle attracts 25 teams to pro day workout

  • By Gil Brandt

Representatives from 25 NFL teams, including an offensive line coach from the Buffalo Bills, were on hand Tuesday for the pro day workout of Clemson offensive tackle Isaiah Battle.

 

The supplemental draft will be held Thursday, and Battle is expected to be the first player selected in the supplemental draft since Josh Gordon became a second-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2012's supplemental draft.

Battle (6-foot-6 1/8, 312 pounds) went through a workout that was held indoors and run on FieldTurf.

Battle ran the 40-yard dash in 5.29 and 5.21 seconds. He had a 24 1/2-inch vertical jump and an 8-foot-5 broad jump. He performed 12 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press, but had this exercise cut short because of a cramp in his arm.

Battle has an 85 1/4-inch wing span and 35 3/8-inch arms.

Battle could be selected somewhere in the fourth round of the supplemental draft. A team that expects to have a good 2015 season, and therefore believes that it will be picking late in the third round of t

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000500340/article/clemson-ot-isaiah-battle-attracts-25-teams-to-pro-day-workout

 

Get ready Jeanie.  Apparently the Bills O-line coach was at his workout.  Blurbs have him going 3-5th round.

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FWIW, the reported weights on Battle were closer to 325.  He weighed 312 at his workout.  The two from West Georgia apparently didn't workout very well.  The DE ran over 5 seconds at 233 and only put up 6 reps.  The DT ran in the mid-5.5s.  Anybody hear anything about Wilkins workout yet?

 

 

Get ready Jeanie.  Apparently the Bills O-line coach was at his workout.  Blurbs have him going 3-5th round.

 

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WR KR Adrian Wilkins NCCU Height 5'80 Weight 174 Hand 9 1/4 Arm 24 1/4 Bench 5 Vert 27.5 Broad 9'3 40 4.64 Shuttle 4.37 L 7.16 #nfl pro day

 

 

NCCU WR/KR Adrian Wilkins had three teams at his pro day today. They were the Jets, Lions and 49ers, according to a source.

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I thin this guy gets a late 1st round grade if he comes out next year.

I'm going to assume the Jets pick late in the round next year.

I wouldn't be upset if we give up a late 3rd for a good left tackle.

I'll be very happy if we get him for a 4th.

This could really shore up our oline this year, and be a replacement for Brick in a couple years.

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WR KR Adrian Wilkins NCCU Height 5'80 Weight 174 Hand 9 1/4 Arm 24 1/4 Bench 5 Vert 27.5 Broad 9'3 40 4.64 Shuttle 4.37 L 7.16 #nfl pro day

 

 

NCCU WR/KR Adrian Wilkins had three teams at his pro day today. They were the Jets, Lions and 49ers, according to a source.

 

Thanks.  With those numbers he is going to have a tough time getting into a camp.  I would imagine that the fact that we were there indicates that we know that we still need a punt returner.  Mini-draft pickup likely.

 

Battle is an interesting prospect, but he seems to come with a ton of baggage.  I wonder if any of the guys begging to trade Richardson are looking to burn a pick on this kid.

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Thanks.  With those numbers he is going to have a tough time getting into a camp.  I would imagine that the fact that we were there indicates that we know that we still need a punt returner.  Mini-draft pickup likely.

 

Battle is an interesting prospect, but he seems to come with a ton of baggage.  I wonder if any of the guys begging to trade Richardson are looking to burn a pick on this kid.

 

Yeah, maybe Wilkins gets himself an invite to a camp, but I can't see anyone using a pick on him today.  He needed to run a lot faster to get any consideration in the draft.  

 

As for Battle, given the baggage, I sure hope we don't use anything higher than a 6 on him but I think someone will take a shot earlier.  Rumor has it that he does not get past Tampa in R4.  Means we would need to spend a 3, and there is no way you do that for a project with the kind of character issues this kid has.

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