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

 

2025 NFL Draft Selection Order
First Round Rankings

With just three games remaining on the regular season schedule the NFL Draft order has begun to take shape. The Giants and Raiders hold the top two selections at 2-12 with both clubs inventing new ways to lose weekly. Both teams are on their 3rd starting QB after several injuries and poor performances which has forced weekly changes at the position.

The five teams are tied at 3-11 and all are possible of winning the draft derby for the 1st overall selection. It is the usual suspects in the top ten with several pretenders near the .500 mark, hoping to get hot down the stretch and earn a wild card position. The final 18 positions will be determined after the 17-game season with the final 12 spots decided by the playoffs. The Super Bowl teams will hold the 31^st and 32^nd positions.   

 The strength of schedule % will determine the final positions of all tied teams. The SOS is based on all of each team’s opponents record. Each succeeding round, the tied teams will rotate up within their tied bracket.

#          Team                            W-L record      

1          NY Giants                     2-12     

2          Las Vegas                    2-12     

3          New England               3-11     

4          Carolina                       3-11     

5          Jacksonville                 3-11     

6          Tennessee                    3-11     

7          Cleveland                     3-11     

8          NY Jets                        4-10     

9          Chicago                       4-10     

10         New Orleans                5-9       

11         Miami                           6-8       

12         Indianapolis                 6-8       

13         Cincinnati                    6-8       

14         Dallas                           6-8       

15         San Francisco              6-8       

16         Atlanta                         7-7       

17         Arizona                        7-7       

19         LA Chargers                 8-6       

20         Tampa Bay                   8-6       

18         Seattle                          8-6       

21         LA Rams                      8-6       

22         Washington                  9-5       

23         Denver                         9-5       

24         Houston                       9-5       

25         Baltimore                     9-5       

26         Pittsburgh                    10-4     

27         Green Bay                    10-4     

28         Buffalo                         11-3     

29         Minnesota                    12-2     

30         Philadelphia                 12-2     

31         Detroit                          12-2     

32         Kansas City                 13-1     

NFL Compensatory Selections Awarded

The NFL announced on Friday it has awarded 34 compensatory picks to 14 teams for the 2024 NFL Draft, which will be held April 25-27 in Detroit.

The 34 compensatory picks include two special selections that were awarded at the end of the 3rd round to the teams, the Rams and 49ers that had a minority employee hired as a head coach or primary football executive by another club. The special compensatory picks were instituted as an amendment to the 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement in an effort to promote equal employment opportunities within NFL teams.

Separate from the special compensatory picks, a team that loses more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks, per the league. The compensatory 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 NFL Draft (special compensatory picks denoted by an asterisk):

Round 3
96) Jacksonville Jaguars
97) Philadelphia Eagles
98) Los Angeles Rams*
99) San Francisco 49ers*

Round 4
132) San Francisco 49ers
133) Buffalo Bills
134) Baltimore Ravens

Round 5
167) New Orleans Saints
168) Green Bay Packers
169) New Orleans Saints
170) Philadelphia Eagles
171) Philadelphia Eagles
172) Kansas City Chiefs
173) Dallas Cowboys
174) New Orleans Saints
175) San Francisco 49ers

Round 6
208) Cincinnati Bengals
209) Los Angeles Rams
210) Philadelphia Eagles
211) San Francisco 49ers
212) Jacksonville Jaguars
213) Los Angeles Rams
214) Cincinnati Bengals
215) San Francisco 49ers
216) Dallas Cowboys
217) Los Angeles Rams
218) New York Jets
219) Green Bay Packers
220) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Round 7
253) Los Angeles Chargers
254) Los Angeles Rams
255) Green Bay Packers
256) New York Jets
257) New York Jets

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
Los Angeles Rams 5*
San Francisco 49ers 5*
Philadelphia Eagles 4
Green Bay Packers 3
New Orleans Saints 3
New York Jets 3
Cincinnati Bengals 2
Dallas Cowboys 2
Jacksonville Jaguars 2
Baltimore Ravens 1
Buffalo Bills 1
Kansas City Chiefs 1
Los Angeles Chargers 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1