The 2009 Supplemental Draft

    The NFL's supplemental draft will be conducted at 1 p.m. ET on July 16, and there are 9 players who have applied. They are DL Jeremy Jarmon , WR Corey Surrency,  WR Deon Murphy, LB Blake Boyd, WR Torris Magee, OT Joe McMahon, WR  EJ Adams, DE McKinner Dixon, and WR Demetrice Morley. The players have all applied before the July 6 deadline. 

  Kentucky DE Jeremy Jarmon is likely to be a mid round pick. Kansas St WR/KR Deon Murphy could be a late-round pick. Florida State WR Corey Surrency, and Central Michigan OL Joe McMahon offer enough upside to warrant a close look by NFL teams, but the other 5 players — Western Kentucky LB Blake Boyd, Texas Tech DE McKinner Dixon, Southern Mississippi WR Torris Magee, Tennessee DB Demetrice Morley, and Kentucky WR E.J. Adams - are unlikely to be drafted.

     The Supplemental Draft was originally created for players who had lost their eligibility to play collegiate football between the regular April draft and the beginning of the next season. Many of these "special case" players had lost their eligibility due to academics or legal troubles. It has grown in popularity in recent years, but was canceled in 2008 after no players applied.

    In the supplemental draft, a team is not required to use any picks. If a team wants a player in the supplemental draft, they submit a "bid" via email to the Commissioner with the round they would pick that player. If more than one team bids on a pick from the same round, the team with the highest pick in the round wins out. If a team uses a pick in the supplemental draft, they must forfeit their choice in the corresponding round of the NFL Draft the following April.

    The league uses a weighted 3-step, semi-lottery system to determine the order of the supplemental draft.Teams with 6 wins or less last season participate in the supplemental draft's 1st lottery. That group includes the Lions, Chiefs, Rams, Seahawks, Bengals, Browns, Raiders, Jaguars and Packers. The winless Lions would have the biggest advantage to pick 1st in the weighted system followed by the Chiefs and Rams with 2 wins each.
    The 2nd group consists of non-playoff teams and follows the same weighted system. Those teams include the Patriots, Jets, Bills, Texans, Broncos, Cowboys, Redskins, Bears, Buccaneers, Saints and 49ers.
    The 3rd group contains the 12 playoff teams from last season - the Falcons, Dolphins, Ravens, Titans, Colts, Chargers, Giants, Eagles, Vikings, Panthers and Super Bowl contestants Cardinals and Steelers.
    After the order is determined, each team submits to the league the name of the player(s) they are interested in, as well as the round of the supplemental draft they would like to choose them. The team that submits the highest bid is awarded rights to the player.

JEREMY JARMON
   Kentucky DE Jeremy Jarmon, who performed well during his pro day-style session for representatives from 22 league franchises, will receive strong consideration. Jarmon was listed at 6' 3 1/8" and 278 lbs. for the workout and was timed in the 40  between 4.75 and 4.84 seconds.

   There is a consensus among NFL teams that he is by far the top prospect available. Jeremy is a reliable tackler and a solid technician. A smart, hard working productive Lineman with a lot of experience versus top competition. He has worked to get stronger for the next level and has some durability issues. He can play DE in either a 4-3 or 3-4 front and is a solid all-around player. He finished his degree in Political Science, and decided to enter the Supplemental Draft when his career was cut short.

    Jarmon acknowledged in May that the NCAA had declared him ineligible for his senior season because he tested positive for a banned substance. He said the result came from a dietary supplement. The NCAA penalty for testing positive is the loss of one year of eligibility, which effectively ended Jarmon's college career. He said the NCAA suspension wasn't a major issue among NFL teams. "Some teams didn't even ask about it. Some teams just wanted me to explain my mind-set, and throughout the process they've been understanding. All the information is out there, they've seen it all."
    Jeremy is an eloquent speaker and has a gregarious personality, traits that makes him likeable. You'd  like to believe it was an honest mistake. He disclosed to a Kentucky newspaper that he has told NFL teams what the positive test was for and said they should have no worries about taking him.
   "I told the NFL teams I called that I don't even have a speeding ticket," Jarmon said. "If they take me, they are not going to have any off-the-field problems."

   The Washington Redskins had 4 staff members on hand to watch Jarmon, including Vinny Cerrato, their executive vice president of football operations. The Eagles are also looking at Jarmon as an option, and he had a work out for the team in the hopes of being selected. At least 3 NFL scouts said that if Jarmon would have been able to return to Kentucky for his senior year, he had a chance to be drafted in the first 2 rounds of the 2010 draft. One NFL evaluator said, "I'd be shocked if he got out of the 3rd round."  The Jets are down a pass rusher for the 1st month due to the suspension of Calvin Pace. So perhaps they would consider picking Jarmon in the supplemental draft. And one would think, with the history of the Broncos attention to detail and the continuance of that theme in regards to Josh McDaniels, that they were one of the teams watching this kid work out. So rest assured folks, if this guy fits the program, McX will address the issue. He is expected to fit best as a 4-3 base DE with upside potential in an aggressive 3-4 front such as that of the Steelers, Ravens, Jets or 49ers.

DEON MURPHY  5'10"  170 lbs.
   WR Deon Murphy  left the Kansas St. football team in March. While no reason was given, it appears he and coach Bill Snyder weren't on the same page. Murphy, one of K State’s top offensive weapons the past 2 seasons, left the program, according to the school. Deon was a threat on Special Teams, earning preseason All-America honors as a returner in 2008. He ranked 3rd nationally in PR average in 2007 and returned 2 for TDs in his K-State career. Murphy, who transferred to K-State from Coffeyville College, would have been a senior in 2009 after receiving an extra year of eligibility last season. Murphy hasn't been part of the Wildcats' team since prior to spring football, and that is what prompted him to declare for the supplemental draft. One year removed from being named the Big 12 Conference's Offensive Newcomer of the Year, Murphy slumped to 37 catches for 555 yds and 6 TDs last season. During his first season in 2007, Murphy registered 57 rec. for 650 yds and 5 TDs.
  Murphy sounds like a good player, who adds value as a returner, and could be drafted by some team.


COREY SURRENCY  WR
   A 6'4" 226-pound junior college transfer, Surrency caught 12 passes for 237 yards and 4 TDs during his lone season at Florida State. Surrency was suspended twice last season for off field incidents. He had trouble with the law growing up in Miami, was declared ineligible by the NCAA due to playing 2 seasons of semi-pro indoor football in Florida after attending junior college. He lost a subsequent appeal. He possesses good size, but a slow (4.65) 40 yd time and serious character concerns could hinder his future. If he is drafted, he will be a 25 year old rookie.


JOE McMAHON  OL  6'4"  290 
    McMahon is a former two-time Chicago Golden Gloves boxing champion who excelled at Joliet (Ill.) Junior College prior to transferring to Iowa State, and then Central Michigan in 2007, where he sat out to fulfill transfer requirements. A tough versatile blocker who has experience all along the Offensive Line. McMahon left school for unspecified personal reasons after last season according to CMU coach Butch Jones. In June, it was reported that McMahon had academic issues that forced him to leave school. However, Jones said, "He left here in good academic standing. He had some personal and family issues that came up and we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors."

BLAKE BOYD   LB    6'3"  250   Western Kentucky University
  Boyd transferred to the WKU program after redshirting at Louisville during the 2005 season. He made an instant impact with the Hilltoppers during the 2006 season with 70 tackles. He made 47 stops in an injury shortened 2007 season before finishing 2nd on the team last season with 67 tackles including a team-leading 9.5 TFL. A possible NFL prospect, Boyd totaled 184 tackles, and 161.5 TFL in his career. He enters the Supplemental Draft after being declared ineligible academically for the 2009 season.


McKINNER DIXON  6'3"  250 
   Several sources have confirmed that Texas Tech DE McKinner Dixon will be among the pool of eligible players when the supplemental draft is conducted on Thursday. Dixon was counted to be one of Texas Tech's defensive leaders after notching 9 sacks last season. But he was suspended by Texas Tech coach Mike Leach during spring practice for falling behind academically and was later arrested on May 31 in Nacogodoches, Texas, on charges of failure to have insurance and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. If he would have remained in the Tech program, Dixon was expected to fill the role of the Red Raiders' top pass-rushing threat after 2008 sack leader Brandon Williams left school early to declare for the NFL draft.  Dixon earned some Freshman All-American notice in 2005, after making 6 TFL and 3 sacks for the Red Raiders. He flunked out of school and attended Cisco Junior College in 2006 and 2007 before returning to Texas Tech. Dixon was suspended indefinitely for not taking care of his academic responsibilities in April, and opted to go pro. McKinner is a quick, speedy, undersized, edge pass rusher.


TORRIS MAGEE 6'2"  214  WR   Southern Mississippi
   Magee led the Golden Eagles in receiving with 44 rec for 632 yds and 3 TDs as a redshirt freshman in 2007. He was overshadowed by DeAndre Brown and hampered by injuries in 2008. He quit the team in October of '08 and was arrested for burglary the following day. He has good size and certainly displayed potential early on in college, but his average speed (4.6) and off field issues loom large. Magee, a sophomore, had 10 Rec. this season for 86 yds, but was Southern Miss' leading pass catcher in 2007 with 44 Rec. for 632 yds. He does not sound like a very good player.

DeMETRICE MORLEY  CB,S   6'2"   195    40: 4.55
    Now this guy sounds like an incarnation of Maurice Clarett. Morley was ranked as the number one CB in the 2005 recruiting class coming out of high school. He played in every game his 1st two seasons with the Vols and had 101 tackles and 11 INTs and 1 blocked kick. Morley spent the majority of the time as a strong safety in 2006. He was benched for the 1st half of a game as punishment for cutting class. Then, he was dismissed from the football team and left school for flunking out of school following the 2006 season. He was later arrested in Florida after allegedly robbing a FIU student for $35. He spent the 2007 season at Pellissippi St. Technical Community College in an attempt to be readmitted at Tennessee, and was readmitted in January of 2008. In December, he was arrested on an outstanding warrant from the robbery charge after he failed to appear in court.
   In 2009, his Senior Season, he received a second chance from Phillip Fulmer. When Kiffin was hired to replace Fulmer on Dec. 1, he got a 3rd chance. However, Morley reverted to his old habits. He missed several team runs, leading to an indefinite suspension. That suspension was lifted but he was late for a team meeting, which got him suspended for the first spring practice.
   After that,  Kiffin announced the senior safety's dismissal from the program. “He just couldn't maintain the standards we have here at the university, so we wish him the best of luck.”
   Morley will be remembered as a superior athlete whose lack of discipline prevented him from truly reaching his potential. Though erratic, he recorded 42 tackles last fall, with 4 pass deflections, 2 pass breakups and 2 INTs. He possesses an intriguing blend of size and athleticism, but that isn't enough to overcome his off field issues and major character questions.


EJ ADAMS  6'0"  197  CB/WR   
  He started 9 games at WR for the University of Kentucky last season. Adams played in 12 games as a junior in 2008, catching 14 passes for 180 yards. Adams left the team for personal reasons according to the school.  EJ played CB his 1st two seasons at UK before switching to receiver in 2008. There's a rumor going around that Adams may have gotten caught up in some supplement trouble comparable to Jeremy Jarmon, but I don't think Adams is as much of a loss. He was solid at CB, but was never the equal player at WR. Hopefully he can get his personal issues resolved and have a great career going forward.  He did not stand out at all during spring practices. The only label you can give him is the infamous "good blocking WR stuff", but no one ever saw EJ's potential. He wasn't at WR long enough.

   I know this post may come into conflict with 3nS' posting earlier today. But I have been working on this for a week and was meaning to post it today anyway.