The NFL’s annual supplemental draft is tomorrow, with four eligible players but just one highlight: Brigham Young power back Harvey Unga.
Unga, who is in the draft after being kicked out of school for an honor-code violation (reportedly the pregnancy of his girlfriend), is BYU’s all-time leading rusher and is considered a potential short-yardage weapon at 6-feet-1, 245 pounds.
Unga also held an impressive workout in Provo, Utah, last week that prompted serious interest from the Chiefs, Dolphins, Rams and Steelers. The Rams will have the first pick in each round after compiling the league’s worst record last year.
Also eligible are running backs Quentin Castille (Northwestern State by way of Nebraska) and Vanness Emokpae (Truman State) and defensive tackle Joshua Price-Brent (Illinois).
Teams that take a player in the supplemental draft must surrender a pick in the corresponding round of the next year’s regular draft.
Of the two New York teams, the Giants were the last to participate in the supplemental draft when they took defensive back Tito Wooten in the fourth round in 1994.
The Jets’ last stab at the supplemental draft — wide receiver Rob Moore in 1990 — was also one of the most productive in the draft’s 33-year history.