NFL Announces 32 Compensatory Draft Choices to 16 Clubs

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​NFL ANNOUNCES 32 COMPENSATORY DRAFT CHOICES TO 16 CLUBS

A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2017 NFL Draft have been awarded to 16 teams, the NFL announced today.

Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.

The compensatory picks will be positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.

Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula.

The Collective Bargaining Agreement limits the number of compensatory selections to the number of clubs then in the League (32). This year, four clubs: the Los Angeles Rams (one pick), the Green Bay Packers (one pick), the Pittsburgh Steelers (two picks), and the Arizona Cardinals (three picks) qualified for compensatory selections under the net loss formula, but will not receive those picks because the final numerical values of the CFAs who were lost by those clubs ranked 33rd through 39th among the final numerical values of all compensatory selections. Each of those four clubs will receive compensatory selections for other CFAs lost whose final numerical values ranked within the top 32.

Compensatory picks may be traded this year. A rule change approved by clubs in 2015 permits compensatory draft picks to be traded beginning in 2017.

The following 2017 compensatory draft picks have been determined by the NFL Management Council for the 2017 NFL Draft, which will be held on April 27-29 in Philadelphia: ​

Round Round Choice/ Overall Selection Team 3 33-97 Miami 3 34-98 Carolina 3 35-99 Baltimore 3 36-100 Los Angeles Rams 3 37-101 Denver 3 38-102 Seattle 3 39-103 Cleveland 3 40-104 Kansas City 3 41-105 Pittsburgh 3 42-106 Seattle 3 43-107 New York Jets 4 32-138 Cincinnati 4 33-139 Cleveland 4 35-141* Los Angeles Rams 4 36-142 Cleveland 4 37-143 San Francisco 4 38-144 Indianapolis 5 33-176 Cincinnati 5 34-177 Denver 5 35-178 Miami 5 36-179 Arizona 5 37-180 Kansas City 5 38-181 Cleveland 5 39-182 Green Bay 5 40-183 New England 5 41-184 Miami 6 33-216 Kansas City 6 34-217 Cincinnati 6 35-218 Kansas City 7 33-251 Cincinnati 7 34-252 Denver 7 35-253 Denver​









* As the result of League discipline, the New York Giants’ original selection in Round 4 (4-23-130) has been relegated to selection 4-34-140. Because that pick is a regular selection, it does not appear on the above list of compensatory draft selections.

The compensatory free agents lost and signed in 2016 by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2017 Draft:

ARIZONA Lost: Johnson, Rashad; Larsen, Ted; Massie, Bobby; Sowell, Bradley; Weatherspoon, Sean; White, Corey Gained: Branch, Tyvon; Mathis, Evan BALTIMORE Lost: Osemele, Kelechi; Schaub, Matt; Upshaw, Courtney Gained: Watson, Benjamin; Weddle, Eric CAROLINA Lost: Norman, Josh; Nortman, Brad Gained: Gradkowski, Gino CINCINNATI Lost: Jones, Marvin; Lamur, Emmanuel; Nelson, Reggie; Sanu, Mohamed; Smith, Andre Gained: CLEVELAND Lost: Bademosi, Johnson; Benjamin, Travis; Gipson, Tashaun; Mack, Alex; Robertson, Craig; Schwartz, Mitchell Gained: Davis, Demario DENVER Lost: Bruton, David; Davis, Vernon; Harris, Ryan; Jackson, Malik; Mathis, Evan; Osweiler, Brock; Trevathan, Danny Gained: Crick, Jared; Okung, Russell; Stephenson, Donald GREEN BAY Lost: Hayward, Casey; Tolzien, Scott Gained: INDIANAPOLIS Lost: Fleener, Coby; Freeman, Jerrell; Lowery, Dwight Gained: Robinson, Patrick; Tolzien, Scott KANSAS CITY Lost: Allen, Jeff; Branch, Tyvon; Daniel, Chase; Smith, Sean; Stephenson, Donald Gained: Schwartz, Mitchell LOS ANGELES RAMS Lost: Fairley, Nick; Jenkins, Janoris; McLeod, Rodney Gained: MIAMI Lost: Matthews, Rishard; Miller, Lamar; Shelby, Derrick; Sheppard, Kelvin; Vernon, Olivier Gained: Abdul-Quddus; Isa, Branch, Andre NEW ENGLAND Lost: Hicks, Akiem; Wilson, Tavon Gained: McClellin, Shea NEW YORK JETS Lost: Davis, Demario; Harrison, Damon; Ivory, Chris Gained: Forte, Matt; McLendon, Steve PITTSBURGH Lost: Beachum, Kelvin; Blake, Antwon; Johnson, Will; McLendon, Steve; Spence, Sean Gained: Green, Ladarius; Harris, Ryan SAN FRANCISCO Lost: Boone, Alex Gained: SEATTLE Lost: Irvin, Bruce; Mebane, Brandon; Okung, Russell; Sweezy, J.R. Gained: Sowell, Bradley; Webb, J'Marcus



2017 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS

Cincinnati 4 Cleveland 4 Denver 4 Kansas City 4 Miami 3 Los Angeles Rams 2 Seattle 2 Arizona 1 Baltimore 1 Carolina 1 Green Bay 1 Indianapolis 1 New England 1 New York Jets 1 Pittsburgh 1 San Francisco 1 TOTAL 32

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SUMMARY OF COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS, 1994-2017