Should Texans Be Interested in NFL Supplemental Draft WR?

Houston has a need at the receiver position, but is Purdue's Milton Wright a worthy target?

After a three-year hiatus, the NFL supplemental draft will return on July 11. League training camps are scheduled to open about two weeks later. That includes the Houston Texans who will report at the end of July, led by coach DeMeco Ryans for the first time. 

This draft is for players who were not eligible for April's draft but whose circumstances have since changed. Currently, there is one prospect but other players could be granted eligibility by the NFL in the near future.

Purdue wide receiver Milton Wright is the lone player eligible as of now. The four-star high school recruit out of Louisville was academically ineligible for the 2022 college season but had a solid season in 2021. A big target, at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, Wright finished with 57 catches for 732 yards and seven touchdowns for the Boilermakers in 2021.

In the supplemental draft, teams make bids for prospects depending on the round they would pick them in the usual draft. If the bid is accepted, that team gives up their pick in that round in the following year's draft.

Should the Texans forfeit a pick in next year’s draft to add a player in the supplemental draft? Houston has a need for productive players for No. 2 overall selection C.J. Stroud to target. Even with the arrival of tight end Dalton Schultz, the Texans' aerial affairs looks to be lacking.

Maybe Wright could be a helpful reinforcement.

Missing an identity on offense in last season's 3-13-1 campaign, Houston has the worst-odds to win the AFC South division this season. The Texans are hoping Stroud can learn quickly under new offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, who takes over after spending the previous six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. However, having more targets would definitely help Stroud.

There have been standout names who have gone through the supplemental process, with mixed results. Notables include wide receiver Josh Gordon, quarterback Terrelle Pryor, and current Arizona Cardinals safety Jalen Thompson.

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