NFL Announces 37 Compensatory Draft Choices to 16 Clubs

A total of 37 compensatory draft selections in the 2023 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 (“CFA”) 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. Clubs that suffer a net loss of CFAs during the prior free agent signing period are eligible to receive a corresponding number of compensatory selections. In addition, a club that lost the same number of CFAs that it gained (no net loss), may be eligible to receive a selection at the end of round seven based on the value of the CFAs lost versus the value of the CFAs gained. No club may receive more than four compensatory picks in any one year. If a club qualifies for more than four compensatory picks after offsetting each CFA lost by each CFA gained of an equal or higher value, the four highest remaining selections will be awarded to the club.  

The Collective Bargaining Agreement stipulates if in any League Year the number of compensatory selections awarded is less than the number of clubs then in the League (32), an additional number of selection choices shall be awarded to clubs based upon draft selection order (“Supplemental Selections”). This year, thirty compensatory selections were awarded to thirteen clubs based upon the netting formula described above. Two clubs, Chicago and Houston, will be awarded Supplemental Selections.

In addition to the 30 compensatory selections awarded under the net loss formula and the two Supplemental Selections, five special compensatory selections were awarded to three clubs: the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers (three special compensatory selections), and Kansas City Chiefs under a 2020 amendment to the League’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, which was agreed upon by the NFL and the NFLPA to promote equal employment opportunities and an inclusive workforce within NFL clubs. This initiative provides that the prior employer-club of a minority employee who has been hired by another club as its head coach or primary football executive (general manager) will receive compensation in the form of a special compensatory draft selection in the third round of each of the next two drafts, or in each of the next three drafts if two minority employees from the employer-club are hired for these positions by another club or clubs. Special compensatory selections are awarded in draft selection order after all other compensatory selections in round three and are denoted with an asterisk in the following table. 

The following 2023 compensatory draft picks have been awarded for the 2023 NFL Draft, which will be held on April 27-April 29 in Kansas City:

RoundRound Choice/Overall SelectionTeam
333-96Arizona
334-97Washington
335-98*Cleveland
336-99*San Francisco
337-100*Kansas City
338-101*San Francisco
339-102*San Francisco
   
433-135New England
   
533-167Los Angeles Rams
534-168Arizona
535-169Dallas
536-170Green Bay
537-171Los Angeles Rams
538-172New York Giants
539-173San Francisco
540-174Las Vegas
541-175Tampa Bay
542-176Dallas
543-177Los Angeles Rams
   
633-210New England
634-211Minnesota
635-212Dallas
636-213Arizona
637-214Las Vegas
638-215Washington
639-216San Francisco
640-217Kansas City
   
733-250Kansas City
734-251Los Angeles Rams
735-252Tampa Bay
736-253San Francisco
737-254New York Giants
738-255San Francisco
739-256Green Bay
740-257New Orleans
741-258Chicago
742-259Houston

The compensatory free agents lost and gained in 2022 by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2023 Draft:

ARIZONALost:Edmonds, Chase; Jones, Chandler; Kirk, Christian
Gained: 
 
DALLASLost:Gregory, Randy; Williams, Connor; Wilson, Cedrick
Gained: 
 
GREEN BAYLost:Patrick, Lucas; Sullivan, Chandon; Valdes-Scantling, Marquez
Gained:Reed, Jarran
 
KANSAS CITY CHIEFSLost:Blythe, Austin; Ingram, Melvin; Pringle, Byron; Reed, Jarran;Ward, Charvarius
Gained:Reid, Justin; Smith-Schuster, JuJu; Valdes-Scantling, Marquez
 
LOS ANGELES RAMSLost:Corbett, Austin; Joseph, Sebastian; Miller, Von; Okoronkwo, Ogbonnia; Williams, Darious
Gained:Robinson, Allen
 
LAS VEGASLost:Facyson, Brandon; Hayward, Casey; Jefferson, Quinton; Jones, Zay;Mariota, Marcus; Morrow, Nicholas
Gained:Averett, Anthony; Hollins, Mack; Jones, Chandler; Nichols, Bilal
 
MINNESOTALost:Cole, Mason; Conklin, Tyler; Woods, Xavier
Gained:Phillips, Harrison; Sullivan, Chandon
 
NEW ENGLANDLost:Jackson, J.C.; Karras, Ted
Gained: 
 
NEW ORLEANSLost:Armstead, Terron; Williams, Marcus
Gained:Dalton, Andy; Maye, Marcus
 
NEW YORK GIANTSLost:Carter, Lorenzo; Crossen, Keion; Engram, Evan; Johnson, Austin
Gained:Glowinski, Mark; Taylor, Tyrod
 
SAN FRANCISCOLost:Jones, D.J.; Key, Arden; Mostert, Raheem; Tomlinson, Laken;Williams, K’Waun
Gained:Ward, Charvarius
 
TAMPA BAYLost:Cappa, Alex; Howard, O.J.; Whitehead, Jordan
Gained:Gage, Russell
 
 
WASHINGTONLost:Scherff, Brandon; Settle, Tim
Gained: 


2023 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS
*

Los Angeles Rams4
San Francisco4
Arizona3
Dallas3
Green Bay2
Kansas City2
Las Vegas2
New England2
New York Giants2
Tampa Bay2
Washington2
Minnesota1
New Orleans1
TOTAL30

*Does not include special compensatory selections

SUMMARY OF COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS, 1994-2023*

Baltimore55
Dallas52
Green Bay49
New England48
Los Angeles Rams47
San Francisco39
Philadelphia37
Cincinnati35
Pittsburgh35
Tennessee33
Arizona32
Seattle32
Kansas City30
New York Giants30
Buffalo28
Minnesota28
Atlanta25
Indianapolis25
Los Angeles Chargers25
Denver24
Detroit24
Tampa Bay24
Las Vegas23
Miami22
Chicago21
Carolina20
Houston19
Jacksonville19
Washington19
New Orleans14
New York Jets14
Cleveland13
TOTAL941

*Does not include special compensatory selections