Supplemental Draft

Posted: July 5th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 16 Comments »

The NFL will hold the Supplemental Draft on July 14th. There are 6 players eligible.

  • Eddie D’Antuono – LS – Va Tech
  • Ra’Zahn Howard – DT – Purdue
  • Jalen Overstreet – RB – Sam Houston State
  • Tee Shepard – CB – Ole Miss
  • Rashaun Simonise – WR – Calgary, Canada
  • Cameron Walton – DE – Concordia

I do not think the Eagles will spend a pick on any of these players. None are that good. In case you have forgotten, teams can select these players during the Supplemental Draft and would then lose that pick in the 2017 draft. The Eagles are already missing their 1st round pick. I don’t think they would want to use any more picks unless the player was simply too good to pass up.

I did not watch any tape of Eddie D’Antuono, but those guys are usually late round picks anyway. The Eagles already have Jon Dorenbos and a rookie at LS. I don’t see them using a pick.

Howard is 6-3, 325. He is a big, powerful player who started the past 2 seasons. He would be good as a 3-4 NT or a run-stuffer in the 4-3. Put on the tape and you’ll see some good plays, but not enough to make him a compelling option for the Eagles. He reminds me of a lesser Beau Allen. Howard had 2 sacks in his career and the Eagles prefer playmakers in the new system.

Overstreet used to play at Texas, but got the boot and went to SHSU. He has some legal issues that could make jail more likely than the NFL.

Shepard is interesting. He is hearing impaired and said that he lost playing time at Ole Miss because the coaches didn’t fully trust him on the field because of that. The coaches, obviously, deny that. Shepard has had an interesting career. He committed to Notre Dame, but instead went the JuCo route. He actually went to a pair of JC schools before transferring to Ole Miss in the spring of 2014. He then quit the team in October of 2015. Shepard announced he would transfer to Miami of Ohio, but that fell through and now he’s headed to the NFL.

There is no denying that Shepard has talent, but all that movement doesn’t look good. The Eagles already have a group of young CBs. I don’t see the need to take a chance on Shepard.

Simonise is the player the Eagles could be most interested in. He is 6-5, 205 and you know the NFL loves big receivers. Simonise posted great stats, going 65-1306-11 in just 10 games. The problem is that he wasn’t facing good competition. Simonise averaged more than 20 yards per catch, but didn’t show a lot of speed. His Pro Day is July 11th and we’ll see what he runs, but he sure didn’t look like a 4.4 speedster to me. You can be an effective downfield receiver without great speed, but I saw a player who wasn’t getting a lot of separation against mediocre DBs.

Walton was good, but played at a very small school. The Eagles don’t need bodies at DE so I don’t see them having much interest.

I don’t see any of these players as likely to be Eagles, but Simonise makes the most sense with WR being a weak spot for the team. And the Eagles would only go after him as a free agent. I think Howie Roseman will hold onto his picks. No one in this bunch is very compelling, at least in a good way.

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Here is Jimmy Bama’s take on the fellas.

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16 Comments on “Supplemental Draft”

  1. 1 Aaron said at 11:37 AM on July 5th, 2016:

    ahem

  2. 2 daveH said at 6:02 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    Well played

  3. 3 Media Mike said at 1:46 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    Tommy wasn’t kidding; Overstreet is a complete POS of an individual.

    http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/sam-houston-state-s-overstreet-indicted-050516

  4. 4 Bert's Bells said at 5:02 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    That last infraction -using a woman’s credit card for food -is kind of sad.

  5. 5 Media Mike said at 5:11 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    Yeah, but the stuff leading up to it is brutal and if you look at what Mr. Strong had to say about him at Texas……..it isn’t good either.

  6. 6 A_T_G said at 5:37 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    Doesn’t seem like the right style of back for us, either. Apparently he can’t evade pursuit or catch a break.

  7. 7 truehaynes said at 2:52 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    Off topic but I would like to see braman used at Sam. He has the size and athletic ability for it and it would open up a roster spot for McAlister. Also get Hart off our roster asap. He doesn’t belong here.

  8. 8 Media Mike said at 2:58 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    Is Braman good enough to be used anywhere on the D rather than special teams?

    But I think you might get Hart out of here if they’re comfortable projecting a certain number of snaps for Curry at DT on passing downs. I agree that I’d like to see McAlister force his way onto this roster.

  9. 9 truehaynes said at 4:03 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    I could see him being better for backup Sam than tavarres. Braman has legit NFL lb athleticism, and is valuable as a special teams player. I think it’s easier to stash him at backup Sam than at backup de where I want to keep Smith and McAlister

  10. 10 Media Mike said at 4:16 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    I think you can get away with keeping both Smith and McAlister because you’re going to use Curry in the DT rotation, so we won’t be so jammed up that we can’t also keep Braman on the 53.

  11. 11 D3FB said at 8:05 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    Tavarres is a WILL. Walker is more of a MIKE/SAM.

  12. 12 Mitchell said at 6:55 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    Stephen Tulloch cut by the Lions.

  13. 13 Media Mike said at 6:58 PM on July 5th, 2016:

    Hopefully he’ll be signed here soon. We’ll need a guy to step in and play after the certain missed games from Kendricks and Hicks.

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  15. 15 Eagles News: Zach Ertz is a fantasy football bargain - NFL Feeds To The Fans said at 7:05 AM on July 7th, 2016:

    […] Supplemental Draft – Iggles BlitzSimonise is the player the Eagles could be most interested in. He is 6-5, 205 and you know the NFL loves big receivers. Simonise posted great stats, going 65-1306-11 in just 10 games. The problem is that he wasn’t facing good competition. Simonise averaged more than 20 yards per catch, but didn’t show a lot of speed. His Pro Day is July 11th and we’ll see what he runs, but he sure didn’t look like a 4.4 speedster to me. You can be an effective downfield receiver without great speed, but I saw a player who wasn’t getting a lot of separation against mediocre DBs. […]

  16. 16 ProbablyDrunk said at 6:10 PM on July 7th, 2016:

    Doesn’t the wide nine require a good amount of pass rushers? If they like Walton and dislike Smith I could see something happening

    What happens if no one uses a pick on them again? They’re just UDFA?