One piece of the NFL calendar season continuously comes in ranked at No. 1 under the column of the forgotten bucket. Naturally, we're discussing the supplemental draft.

Rarely a prospect is selected in the draft as the last kid chosen came back in 2015 when Isaiah Battle, an offensive tackle, was selected by the Rams in the fifth round. This season, however, one name is constantly popping up, Brandon Bryant.

The Mississippi State defensive back has garnered so much buzz that he drew 14 of the league's 32 teams at his Pro Day, via Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk.

  • Los Angeles Rams
  • Cleveland Browns
  • Atlanta Falcons
  • New York Jets
  • New York Giants
  •  San Francisco 49ers
  • Indianapolis Colts
  • Pittsburgh Steelers
  • New Orleans Saints
  • Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Houston Texans
  • Oakland Raiders
  • Baltimore Ravens
  • Washington Redskins

First and foremost, understanding how the supplemental draft works is a necessity.

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Instituted in 1977, the supplemental has acted as the fallback NFL entry option for youngsters who endured special circumstances that forced their ineligibility during the big show, the regular NFL Draft. Reasons include and have included in the past a slight miss on the three-years-removed from high school age rule, suspensions and rare reasons that had previously forced NFL teams to stay away from a certain player during the regular version.

Players who've been chosen in the supplemental range from Terrelle Pryor to Brian Bosworth, Bernie Kosar to Rob Moore. Cris Carter is the only Pro Football Hall of Famer who came into the league by way of the supplemental draft.

The player in question right now, Brandon Bryant, is, by far, the top talent available. He, Western Michigan cornerback Sam Beal and Virginia Tech cornerback Adonis Alexander are players eligible this year.

The NFL Supplemental Draft is set to take place on July 11.