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Chief Roundup · 06-06-2018, 05:40 PM

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Adonis Alexander has been declared academically ineligible for the 2018 college season. Could the Chiefs be looking to add him in the supplemental draft?

Life tends to act in funny ways, sometimes it will knock you down into the dirt and laugh at you. Other times it will give you a random stroke of luck that you desperately needed.

The Kansas City Chiefs may have had the latter situation fall right into their laps. Adonis Alexander was recently declared academically ineligible for the upcoming 2018 college season.

Alexander, a corner that has been attending Virginia Tech for the past three years released this statement following the news:

There may be some of you wondering about what in the world the NFL’s Supplemental Draft is. No one would blame you for this. The supplemental draft has primarily been treated similarly to that family member you never want to introduce to anyone. That is for good reason. The NFL supplemental draft was implemented in 1977. Since then there have only been 43 players selected over the 41 years it has been around. The supplemental draft was made for players that had become ineligible for the college season after the more traditional NFL draft had been held.

The supplemental draft is much more of a bidding war than anything else. There is still a draft order, but teams first enter in names of players that they interest them. After that, they then apply a pick to that player, if two teams apply a pick from the same round then whoever holds the higher pick wins.

It is a bit of an odd process, but one that has paid off for teams in the past. There was a special supplemental draft held in 1984 for college players that had already signed with other leagues. That draft produced some of the best football players ever to play. They were Steve Young, Gary Zimmerman, and Reggie White.

This draft comes with a major catch though. If a team decides to choose a player in the supplemental draft, they will lose that corresponding pick the next season. For example, if Kansas City were to choose Alexander in the third-round of the draft they would lose their third-round pick in the 2019 draft. This has led to the majority of players being chosen in the later rounds of the draft. Josh Gordon is the most recent high round pick, having been chosen in the second round of the 2012 draft by the Clevland Browns.

This leaves the Chiefs in a unique position. Kansas City is very thin at the cornerback position, so having a talented corner possibly drop into their laps could be that stroke of luck needed to help solidify the position. Especially when the outlook for the position going past 2018 is bleak at the moment. The real question is whether Alexander is even worth drafting. I decided to look at the few games on draftbreakdown to see if there was any real reason to be excited about him.

First, let’s start off with the good things that Alexander showed in his game film:

This was the very first thing that stood out to me about Alexander. He has no fear when it comes to getting physical, something that some fans have been critical about with recent Chiefs corners.

What do you college watchers/draftniks think of this kid?

Hydrae · 06-28-2018, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

Sam Beal's raw numbers and the improvement he has made through career suggest a very interesting prospect indeed. Something to watch though, he played purely RCB his last two years. pic.twitter.com/W630CrRWpT
— Neil Hornsby (@PFF_Neil) June 28, 2018

Playing a single side sounds like a Sutton kind of guy. Put Fuller on the left and away we go.

Quesadilla Joe · 07-11-2018, 10:52 AM

This thing starts in less than ten minutes...

Icon · 07-11-2018, 12:12 PM

Beal went to the NY Giants in the 3rd round.

raybec 4 · 07-11-2018, 12:15 PM

Redskins got Alexander in the 6th

**cabletech94** · 07-11-2018, 02:22 PM

well, that was anti-climactic.

Pitt Gorilla · 07-11-2018, 02:24 PM

So, are the other guys free agents?

MarkDavis'Haircut · 07-11-2018, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cabletech94

well, that was anti-climactic.

I can't believe it wasn't on television.

Chief Roundup · 07-11-2018, 06:03 PM

I was hoping that they were going to get one of the CBs. I guess they want to see what they have currently.

Hydrae · 07-11-2018, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

So, are the other guys free agents?

Yes, they are UDFA now and can sign with anyone.

MarkDavis'Haircut · 07-11-2018, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Icon

Beal went to the NY Giants in the 3rd round.

The Giants still think that they are contenders this season.

Skyy God · 07-12-2018, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Carr4MVP

The Giants still think that they are contenders this season.

Their GM is an anti-analytics dipshit that gave $4M guaranteed to 9,000 year old Jonathan Stewart and passed on a QB.

NJChiefsFan · 07-12-2018, 09:12 AM

Yeah the Giants are going for it with Eli running out of time. Whether it's realistic or not who knows. Fans around here are hoping Eli has something left. Personally I think they are crazy for not trying to replace him and some Giants fans agree.

They do have a lot of offensive talent and did fix the offensive line.

**ptlyon** · 07-12-2018, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

Yeah the Giants are going for it with Eli running out of time. Whether it's realistic or not who knows. Fans around here are hoping Eli has something left. Personally I think they are crazy for not trying to replace him and some Giants fans agree.

They do have a lot of offensive talent and did fix the offensive line.

That's because they're all Manning cock gobblers.

Edit: But you watch. He will magically get another Lombardi before he retires.

NJChiefsFan · 07-12-2018, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ptlyon

That's because they're all Manning cock gobblers.

Edit: But you watch. He will magically get another Lombardi before he retires.

Most of them are yes.

Skyy God · 07-12-2018, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

Yeah the Giants are going for it with Eli running out of time. Whether it's realistic or not who knows. Fans around here are hoping Eli has something left. Personally I think they are crazy for not trying to replace him and some Giants fans agree.

They do have a lot of offensive talent and did fix the offensive line.

Except Manning is mediocre to bad and has been for some time.

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Chief Roundup Admitted Planet Junky Join Date: Oct 2000 Casino cash: $2141627	Will the chiefs draft a player in the supplemental draft? https://arrowheadaddict.com/2018/06/...nis-alexander/ Adonis Alexander has been declared academically ineligible for the 2018 college season. Could the Chiefs be looking to add him in the supplemental draft? Life tends to act in funny ways, sometimes it will knock you down into the dirt and laugh at you. Other times it will give you a random stroke of luck that you desperately needed. The Kansas City Chiefs may have had the latter situation fall right into their laps. Adonis Alexander was recently declared academically ineligible for the upcoming 2018 college season. Alexander, a corner that has been attending Virginia Tech for the past three years released this statement following the news: There may be some of you wondering about what in the world the NFL’s Supplemental Draft is. No one would blame you for this. The supplemental draft has primarily been treated similarly to that family member you never want to introduce to anyone. That is for good reason. The NFL supplemental draft was implemented in 1977. Since then there have only been 43 players selected over the 41 years it has been around. The supplemental draft was made for players that had become ineligible for the college season after the more traditional NFL draft had been held. The supplemental draft is much more of a bidding war than anything else. There is still a draft order, but teams first enter in names of players that they interest them. After that, they then apply a pick to that player, if two teams apply a pick from the same round then whoever holds the higher pick wins. It is a bit of an odd process, but one that has paid off for teams in the past. There was a special supplemental draft held in 1984 for college players that had already signed with other leagues. That draft produced some of the best football players ever to play. They were Steve Young, Gary Zimmerman, and Reggie White. This draft comes with a major catch though. If a team decides to choose a player in the supplemental draft, they will lose that corresponding pick the next season. For example, if Kansas City were to choose Alexander in the third-round of the draft they would lose their third-round pick in the 2019 draft. This has led to the majority of players being chosen in the later rounds of the draft. Josh Gordon is the most recent high round pick, having been chosen in the second round of the 2012 draft by the Clevland Browns. This leaves the Chiefs in a unique position. Kansas City is very thin at the cornerback position, so having a talented corner possibly drop into their laps could be that stroke of luck needed to help solidify the position. Especially when the outlook for the position going past 2018 is bleak at the moment. The real question is whether Alexander is even worth drafting. I decided to look at the few games on draftbreakdown to see if there was any real reason to be excited about him. First, let’s start off with the good things that Alexander showed in his game film: This was the very first thing that stood out to me about Alexander. He has no fear when it comes to getting physical, something that some fans have been critical about with recent Chiefs corners. What do you college watchers/draftniks think of this kid?
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