A total of 35 compensatory draft selections in the 2025 NFL Draft have been awarded to 15 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. 

In addition to the 32 compensatory selections awarded under the net loss formula, a special compensatory selection was awarded to the San Francisco 49ers, the Los Angeles Rams and the Detroit Lions 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 2025 compensatory draft picks have been awarded for the 2025 NFL Draft, which will be held on April 24-April 26 in Green Bay:

Round Round Choice / Overall Selection Team
3 33-97 Minnesota
3 34-98 Miami
3 35-99 New York Giants
3 36-100* San Francisco
3 37-101* Los Angeles Rams
3 38-102* Detroit
     
4 33-135 Miami
4 34-136 Baltimore
4 35-137 Seattle
4 36-138 San Francisco
     
5 33-169 Buffalo
5 34-170 Dallas
5 35-171 Dallas
5 36-172 Seattle
5 37-173 Buffalo
5 38-174 Dallas
5 39-175 Seattle
5 40-176 Baltimore
     
6 33-209 Los Angeles Chargers
6 34-210 Baltimore
6 35-211 Dallas
6 36-212 Baltimore
6 37-213 Las Vegas
6 38-214 Los Angeles Chargers
6 39-215 Las Vegas
6 40-216 Cleveland
     
7 33-249 San Francisco
7 34-250 Green Bay
7 35-251 Kansas City
7 36-252 San Francisco
7 37-253 Miami
7 38-254 Cleveland
7 39-255 Los Angeles Chargers
7 40-256 Miami
7 41-257 Kansas City

*Special Compensatory Selection

The compensatory free agents lost and gained in 2024 by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2025 Draft:

Club Status Players
BALTIMORE Lost: Jadeveon Clowney; Ronald Darby; Devin Duvernay; Gus Edwards; Patrick Queen; John Simpson; Geno Stone; Kevin Zeitler
Gained: Derrick Henry
BUFFALO Lost: Gabe Davis; Tyrel Dodson; Leonard Floyd; Dane Jackson; Tim Settle
Gained: Mack Hollins; Austin Johnson; Curtis Samuel
CLEVELAND Lost: Harrison Bryant; Jordan Elliott; Joe Flacco; Sione Takitaki
Gained: Jordan Hicks; Quinton Jefferson
DALLAS Lost: Dorance Armstrong; Tyler Biadasz; Dante Fowler; Tony Pollard; Tyron Smith
Gained:  
GREEN BAY Lost: Yosuah Nijman; Jon Runyan; Darnell Savage
Gained: Josh Jacobs; Xavier McKinney
KANSAS CITY Lost: Nick Allegretti; Willie Gay; Tommy Townsend
Gained: Marquise Brown
LAS VEGAS Lost: Jermaine Eluemunor; Austin Hooper; Josh Jacobs; Bilal Nichols; Amik Robertson
Gained: Harrison Bryant; Gardner Minshew; Christian Wilkins
L.A. CHARGERS Lost: Michael Davis; Austin Ekeler; Gerald Everett; Austin Johnson; Kenneth Murray
Gained: Gus Edwards; Kristian Fulton
MIAMI Lost: Raekwon Davis; DeShon Elliott; Robert Hunt; Brandon Jones; Andrew Van Ginkel; Christian Wilkins; Cedrick Wilson
Gained: Aaron Brewer; Jordyn Brooks; Kendall Fuller
MINNESOTA Lost: Kirk Cousins; Danielle Hunter; Marcus Davenport; Jordan Hicks; K.J. Osborn; D.J. Wonnum
Gained: Blake Cashman; Sam Darnold; Jonathan Greenard; Shaquill Griffin; Andrew Van Ginkel
N.Y. GIANTS Lost: Saquon Barkley; Ben Bredeson; Xavier McKinney; A'Shawn Robinson; Tyrod Taylor
Gained: Jermaine Eluemunor; Drew Lock; Jon Runyan; Devin Singletary
SEATTLE Lost: Jordyn Brooks; Evan Brown; Damien Lewis; Drew Lock; Colby Parkinson; Bobby Wagner
Gained: Pharaoh Brown; Tyrel Dodson; George Fant
SAN FRANCISCO Lost: Sam Darnold; Clelin Ferrell; Sebastian Joseph-Day; Javon Kinlaw; Ray-Ray McCloud; Charlie Woerner; Chase Young
Gained: Elliott Jordan; Yetur Gross-Matos; Leonard Floyd; Isaac Yiadom

* Reacquired via trade

2024 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS*
Los Angeles Rams 4
Philadelphia 4
San Francisco 4
Green Bay 3
New Orleans 3
New York Jets 3
Cincinnati 2
Dallas 2
Jacksonville 2
Baltimore 1
Buffalo 1
Kansas City 1
Los Angeles Chargers 1
Tampa Bay 1
TOTAL 32

*Does not include special compensatory selections

SUMMARY OF COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS, 1994-2025*  
Baltimore 60  
Dallas 58  
Green Bay 53  
Los Angeles Rams 51  
New England 48  
San Francisco 46  
Philadelphia 41  
Cincinnati 37  
Pittsburgh 35  
Seattle 35  
Tennessee 33  
Kansas City 33  
Arizona 32  
New York Giants 31  
Buffalo 31  
Minnesota 29  
Los Angeles Chargers 29  
Miami 26  
Atlanta 25  
Indianapolis 25  
Tampa Bay 25  
Las Vegas 25  
Denver 24  
Detroit 24  
Chicago 21  
Jacksonville 21  
Carolina 20  
Houston 19  
Washington 19  
New Orleans 17  
New York Jets 17  
Cleveland 15  
TOTAL 1,005  

*Does not include special compensatory selections

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