With the upcoming NCAA football season in limbo, some have wondered whether the summer’s supplemental draft could see a massive influx of players, including the top prospects ticketed for the 2021 NFL Draft. That won’t be the case, according to Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports (on Twitter). 
The league won’t alter the rules to accommodate players who are facing the prospect of a shortened or cancelled season. Instead, the usual rules will apply. Players who were barred from entering the regular draft but are no longer able to continue their collegiate can enter, but it’ll have to be for the usual reasons – academic issues, suspensions, and similar snags.
The 2019 NFL Supplemental Draft finished with Washington State’s Jalen Thompson as the only player selected. The Cardinals used a fifth-round supplemental pick on the wide receiver and, per the supplemental draft’s rules, they forfeited the equivalent pick in the 2020 NFL Draft as a result. In the past, the NFL Supplemental’s Draft has brought some notable talents into the league, including Terrelle Pryor and Josh Gordon. This year’s draft may include similar talents, but you won’t see stars like Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, or Alabama cornerback Patrick Surtain II up for grabs this summer.
would there be any advantage for top players to purposely get themselves suspended to get into the supplemental draft?
For instance, Trevor Lawrence openly takes money from a booster to get suspended and then can get drafted, since his college season might not happen.
Kinda like that old joke where the sheriff asks the town drunk why he keeps beating himself in the head with a hammer. The drunk responds “Because it feels so good when I stop”.
Jalen Thompson is a safety. Not a wide receiver
You beat me to the punch. lol
How many teams have cap space for a high pick?