NFL awards 32 comp picks

February 23, 2018

Comp picks assigned … The NFL has awarded 32 compensatory picks in the 2018 draft to 15 teams. Arizona gets the earliest comp pick, the 97Th overall selection at the end of the third round, while Houston (#98), Denver (#99) and Cincinnati (#100) also get extra late third round picks. Overall four teams – Cincinnati, Dallas, Green Bay and Oakland – each received 4 compensatory selections, while Arizona and Houston each received three and Minnesota two. Teams receiving one comp pick include Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver, Kansas City, New England, Tampa Bay, the LA Chargers and the NY Giants. Here is the full list of comp picks from the NFL. As a general rule, teams are awarded one or more comp picks if they lost more free agents than they it acquired the previous year. The specific choices are determined by an undisclosed formula that also factors in salary, playing time and postseason honors.