Tomorrow is the NFL supplemental draft, the opportunity for NFL teams to use their choices in next year's draft on players who are available this year. We previously noted that there have been a lot of supplemental draft busts, but Winning the Turnover Battle points out that there really are some diamonds in the rough, noting six different players who entered the league via the supplemental draft, with a combined 15 Pro Bowls among them.
My favorite of the bunch is probably Chargers nose tackle Jamal Williams, who left Oklahoma State and was chosen with a second-round pick in the 1998 supplemental draft. That was just a couple months after the Chargers took Ryan Leaf in the regular draft -- at least something worked out for San Diego that year.
I don't think any of the prospects in this year's supplemental draft are likely to be two-time Pro Bowlers like Williams, but I think there's a good chance that Georgia cornerback Paul Oliver will turn into a solid player, and there's a good chance that the Chargers will take him. We'll find out tomorrow.




