It’s ranking season over at CBS Sports.
On Tuesday, Chris Trapasso ranked the top-10 best supplemental NFL draft picks of all time.
The No. 1 pick was former Vikings wide receiver Cris Carter and it wasn’t particularly close. Carter was picked by the Eagles out of Ohio State in the supplemental draft. And while Carter had just 89 catches for 1,450 yards in his three seasons with the Eagles, he put together a Hall-of-Fame career with the Vikings.
Here’s what Trapasso wrote about Carter:
As the only former supplemental draft pick in the Hall of Fame, this was an easy selection for the top spot. Carter had three productive but tumultuous seasons with the team that drafted him in the fourth round in 1987, and after his release from the Eagles, the Vikings claimed him in 1990. The rest is history.
Throughout his 16-year career, Carter finished with 1,101 receptions, 13,899 yards and 130 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
We don’t yet know the date of this year’s supplemental draft, although last year’s draft was on July 10, so we can assume it’s probably coming soon.
You can check out Trapasso’s full list here.
