The NFL supplemental draft takes place today and eight players will stand by and hope that one of the 32 teams is willing to give up a pick in 2010 to acquire their services.
One of those players is Kentucky defensive end Jeremy Jarmon, who was ineligible for his senior season after testing positive for a banned diuretic supplement. He was a force on the Wildcats’ defensive line during his sophomore season, but opponents started paying giving him more attention during his junior year in ’08 and his production dropped.
That said, he certainly has the size (6’3”, 278 pounds) and physical ability to make it at the next level. While he’s not an explosive pass rusher by any means, he’s competitive and doesn’t give up on plays no matter how far away from the ball he is. And although his ineligibly last year looks bad on his football resume, that one situation doesn’t mean he has character flaws that pro teams should be overly concerned about.
It’ll be interesting to see if one of the 32 teams parts with a draft pick in 2010 to take Jarmon today. He might be worth a fourth or fifth round pick for defensive linemen-starved teams.
Here’s a list of the eight players available in this year’s supplemental draft:
Blake Boyd, LB, Western Kentucky
Jeremy Jarmon, DE, Kentucky
Torris Magee, WR, Southern Miss
Dixon McKinner, DE, Texas Tech
Joe McMahon, G, Central Michigan
Demetrice Morley, S, Tennessee
Deon Murphy, WR, Kansas State
Corey Surrency, WR, Florida State
Update: The Redskins used a third round pick on Jarmon in the supplemental draft.
