The NFL supplemental draft isn’t as glamorous as the league’s regular draft in April. There’s no overproduced television event for it. Prospects don’t wear expensive, custom-tailored suits — nor do they have the option of waiting anxiously in a green room.
Instead, the supplemental draft, which takes place every July, is essentially a silent auction with teams able to submit a bid for the available pool of players.
So for Virginia Tech’s Adonis Alexander, a candidate to be selected from this year’s crop, that meant sitting in his room playing the popular video game Fortnite — waiting for his phone to ring.