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ArticleNFL won't hold supplemental draft in 2026, denying Brendan Sorsby's applicationCaptured July 6, 2026
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The last player selected in the supplemental draft was safety Jalen Thompson in 2019. Thompson was ruled ineligible for his senior season at Washington State for a rules violation. The Arizona Cardinals selected him in the fifth round of the supplemental draft; in March, Thompson signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys.

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Thompson's 2019 supplemental pick shows precedent for ineligible players entering draft.

Jalen Thompson was the last player selected in the supplemental draft in 2019 (fifth round, Arizona Cardinals) after being ruled ineligible for his senior season at Washington State for a rules violation. He later signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in March 2020, demonstrating a historical precedent for ineligible players entering and being selected in the supplemental draft. The seven-year drought without a supplemental draft pick (2020–2026) is the longest in the supplemental draft's history.

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