NFL declares Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris ineligible for 2026 season

Zxavian Harris and Dae'Quan Wright are ineligible to join any NFL teams this season after they attempted to return to college and play for LSU, the NFL reminded teams.

Zxavian Harris and Dae’Quan Wright are ineligible to join any NFL teams this season after they attempted to return to college and play for LSU, the league said in a memo sent to each NFL team. Harris was a defensive tackle and Wright played tight end for Mississippi during its run to a College Football Playoff semifinal last season. Both had tryouts in the NFL this summer after going undrafted.

In August, former Ole Miss tight end Dae’Quan Wright became an unprecedented test case when he practiced with LSU after spending time on NFL rosters, while former Ole Miss defensive tackle Zxavian Harris also sought to join Lane Kiffin’s Tigers. Amid escalating SEC opposition and litigation, LSU ultimately filled its final roster spots without Wright or Harris, leaving both without a college team for the 2026 season.

After LSU slammed the door on former NFL tryout players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavien Harris, the NFL re-slammed the door on their potential return to pro football during the 2026 season.

Zxavian Harris and Dae’Quan Wright intertwined the NFL and LSU football together in a different way. Both rose as the new faces of league rookies trying to resume their college careers. Unfortunately Lane Kiffin and the Tigers moved on from both, and so has the NFL. NFL insider for The Ringer and Netflix Tom Peliserro released a memo Wednesday […] The post NFL news: League delivers final ruling on Zxavian Harris, Dae'Quan Wright playing in 2026 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The two former pro players who received clearance to sign with LSU but then weren't actually used by LSU remain SOL as it relates to the NFL.

It seems that Zxavian Harris and Dae'Quan Wright won’t be playing football anywhere in 2026