Overview
- The NFL sent a memo on Wednesday naming Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris as ineligible to visit, try out with, or be signed by any club for the 2026 season.
- LSU had briefly enrolled both players after a state judge granted temporary relief on retroactive eligibility but ultimately did not add them to its finalized 105-player roster.
- The league cited rules in its constitution, bylaws and personnel handbook that bar anyone who plays with a college team after the opening of NFL training camp from joining the NFL that same year.
- Both players went undrafted in 2026, spent time in NFL training camps this summer, were waived, and now face a full season without college or pro play while their agents and the NFLPA explore legal or grievance options.
- The episode underscores a larger clash between courts, the NCAA, power conferences and the NFL over who controls eligibility and could prompt further litigation or formal policy changes.