2025 NFL Draft: NFL Awards 35 Compensatory Picks
On Tuesday, the NFL revealed the compensatory picks that have been awarded to teams for the 2025 NFL Draft, which is set to be held April 24-26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Among the 35 compensatory picks are three special selections, one each given to the 49ers, Rams and Lions. These special compensatory picks are awarded to teams that have a minority employee hired to a head coach or primary football executive position by another team. The league began awarding such picks after an amendment was made to the 2020 collective bargaining agreement designed to promote equal employment opportunities within NFL teams.
As for the rest of the compensatory picks, they are awarded by the league to teams that lost more or better compensatory free agents than they signed in the previous year. Picks are positioned from Round 3 to Round 7 based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost. The formula that determines compensatory free agents is based on salary, playing time and postseason honors.
Below is the full list of compensatory picks awarded to teams ahead of this year’s draft (special compensatory picks denoted by an asterisk). NOTE: This list does not account for picks included in agreed-upon trades, which will process when the new league year begins at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 12.
Round 3
97) Minnesota Vikings
98) Miami Dolphins
99) New York Giants
100) San Francisco 49ers*
101) Los Angeles Rams*
102) Detroit Lions*
Round 4
135) Miami Dolphins
136) Baltimore Ravens
137) Seattle Seahawks
138) San Francisco 49ers
Round 5
169) Buffalo Bills
170) Dallas Cowboys
171) Dallas Cowboys
172) Seattle Seahawks
173) Buffalo Bills
174) Dallas Cowboys
175) Seattle Seahawks
176) Baltimore Ravens
Round 6
209) Los Angeles Chargers
210) Baltimore Ravens
211) Dallas Cowboys
212) Baltimore Ravens
213) Las Vegas Raiders
214) Los Angeles Chargers
215) Las Vegas Raiders
216) Cleveland Browns
Round 7
249) San Francisco 49ers
250) Green Bay Packers
251) Kansas City Chiefs
252) San Francisco 49ers
253) Miami Dolphins
254) Cleveland Browns
255) Los Angeles Chargers
256) Miami Dolphins
257) Kansas City Chiefs
Here’s a breakdown of the number of compensatory picks allotted by team (asterisk denotes a special compensatory pick is included in the team’s total):
Team Total Compensatory Picks
Baltimore Ravens 4
Dallas Cowboys 4
Miami Dolphins 4
San Francisco 49ers 4*
Los Angeles Chargers 3
Seattle Seahawks 3
Buffalo Bills 2
Cleveland Browns 2
Kansas City Chiefs 2
Las Vegas Raiders 2
Detroit Lions 1*
Green Bay Packers 1
Los Angeles Rams 1*
Minnesota Vikings 1
New York Giants 1
The compensatory free agents lost and gained in 2024 by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2025 Draft:
| 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
2025 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS*
| Baltimore | 4 |
| Dallas | 4 |
| Miami | 4 |
| L.A. Chargers | 3 |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Seattle | 3 |
| Buffalo | 2 |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Las Vegas | 2 |
| Green Bay | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| New York Giants | 1 |
*Does not include special compensatory selections
