It sounds like there’s another entrant in the upcoming 2019 NFL Supplemental Draft. According to veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer (on Twitter), University of St. Francis (IL) defensive back Bryant Perry will be throwing his hat in the ring. The six-foot, 180-pound defender will be holding a workout in Chicago next Monday.
Perry played two seasons at Mesabi Range College in Minnesota before joining USF for the 2018 campaign. The defensive back ended up appearing in nine games (seven starts) for the Saints, compiling 24 tackles and three passes defended. It’s uncertain why Perry was ruled ineligible for the 2019 NCAA season, and considering his lack of hype, there’s a good chance he’ll go undrafted. At the very least, his decision to enter the supplemental draft will put him on the NFL radar.
As our own Zach Links detailed earlier today, the draft allows NFL teams to select players who, for one reason or another, were barred from entering the regular draft in the spring. When a team selects a player in the supplemental draft, they forfeit the corresponding pick in the regular draft next year. So, for example, if a team selects a player in the sixth round of the supplemental draft this year, they will have to give up their 2020 sixth-round selection.
Besides Perry, we know of four other players who will be entrants in this year’s class:
- TE Devonaire Clarington (JUCO)
- LB Shyheim Cullen (Syracuse)
- WR Marcus Simms (West Virginia)
- S Jalen Thompson (Washington State)