On Wednesday, the 2019 NFL Supplemental Draft will take place and according to reports, the Detroit Lions have earned top priority.
Supplemental draft priority cont'd:
17. #Dolphins
18. #Steelers
19. #Panthers
20. #Browns
21. #Ravens
22. #Patriots
23. #Cowboys
24. #Seahawks
25. #Eagles
26. #Texans
27. #Bears
28. #Colts
29. #Saints
30. #Chiefs
31. #Chargers
32. #Rams— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 10, 2019
Here is how the order is determined, via MentalfFloss.com:
How does the supplemental draft work?
The league’s 32 teams are divided into three groups based on their performance during the previous season. Teams that won six or fewer games form one group, non-playoff teams that won more than six games form a second group, and playoff teams form a third group. A lottery determines the draft order within each group and teams with worse records have a greater chance of drawing a higher pick. For example, the team with the worst record last season, Carolina, has the best chance to win the first pick in the supplemental draft and is guaranteed to pick no lower than 13th, as there were 13 teams with six or fewer wins last season.
Unlike the regular draft, during which teams announce their picks, teams submit blind bids to the NFL commissioner indicating what players they are interested in drafting in the supplemental draft. In addition, a team must indicate what round in the draft it would like to select a given player. The team that submits the highest bid is awarded the rights to the player and forfeits its pick in that round in the following season’s regular draft. If two teams submit a bid for the same player in the same round, the team with the higher pick in that round, as determined by the semi-lottery system described above, is awarded the player.
