The NFL announced the 33 compensatory choices for the upcoming 2016 NFL Draft Friday. Although the Kansas City Chiefs will receive no additional picks in 2016, you can find out which teams will in the NFL notice below:
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 sixth rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.
Compensatory picks may not be traded this year. A rule change approved by clubs in 2015 will permit compensatory draft picks to be traded beginning in 2017.
*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 following 2016 compensatory draft picks have been determined by the NFL Management Council for the 2016 NFL Draft, which will be held on April 28-30 in Chicago:
|
2016 Compensatory NFL Draft Picks | ||
|
Round |
Round Choice-Overall Pick |
Team |
|
3 |
33-95 |
Detroit |
|
3 |
34-96 |
New England |
|
3 |
35-97 |
Seattle |
|
3 |
36-98 |
Denver |
|
4 |
33-131 |
Green Bay |
|
4 |
34-132 |
Baltimore |
|
4 |
35-133 |
San Francisco |
|
4 |
36-134 |
Baltimore |
|
4 |
37-135 |
Dallas |
|
4 |
38-136 |
Denver |
|
4 |
39-137 |
Green Bay |
|
4 |
40-138 |
Cleveland |
|
4 |
41-139 |
Buffalo |
|
5 |
33-170 |
Arizona |
|
5 |
34-171 |
Seattle |
|
5 |
35-172 |
Cleveland |
|
5 |
36-173 |
Cleveland |
|
5 |
37-174 |
San Francisco |
|
5 |
38-175 |
San Diego |
|
6 |
33-208 |
New England |
|
6 |
34-209 |
Baltimore |
|
6 |
35-210 |
Detroit |
|
6 |
36-211 |
San Francisco |
|
6 |
37-212 |
Dallas |
|
6 |
38-213 |
San Francisco |
|
6 |
39-214 |
New England |
|
6 |
40-215 |
Seattle |
|
6 |
41-216 |
Dallas |
|
6 |
42-217 |
Dallas |
|
6 |
43-218 |
Buffalo |
|
6 |
44-219 |
Denver |
|
6 |
45-220 |
Pittsburgh |
|
6 |
46-221 |
New England |
* *
|
2016 Total Number of Comp Picks | |
|
Team |
Number |
|
Dallas |
4 |
|
New England |
4 |
|
San Francisco |
4 |
|
Baltimore |
3 |
|
Cleveland |
3 |
|
Denver |
3 |
|
Seattle |
3 |
|
Buffalo |
2 |
|
Detroit |
2 |
|
Green Bay |
2 |
|
Arizona |
1 |
|
Pittsburgh |
1 |
|
San Diego |
1 |
For more information, visit the NFL Communications website here.
