The NFL revealed 35 compensatory picks awarded to 16 teams on Friday, March 14, updating the order for the 2025 NFL Draft scheduled for April 24-26. Earlier, on Tuesday, March 11, the league had previously announced 35 compensatory picks granted to 15 teams for the upcoming draft.
Unpacking Compensatory Picks: What They Are and Why They Hold Value
Compensatory picks are granted to NFL teams to account for the loss of compensatory free agents during the prior offseason. These picks are in addition to the standard allocation of seven draft selections (one in each round).
According to the NFL’s guidelines, teams that lose a greater number of top-rated compensatory free agents (CFA) than they signed during the preceding year qualify for compensatory draft picks. These picks are placed between the third and seventh rounds based on the value of the free agents lost.
Complete Breakdown of 2025 NFL Draft Compensatory Picks
(Round-overall selection)
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
Here’s the updated comp pick order: https://t.co/rHMgT5KbwH pic.twitter.com/g1SMri2xpd
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 14, 2025
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) New Orleans Saints
255) Cleveland Browns
256) Los Angeles Chargers
257) Kansas City Chiefs
In the updated compensatory picks, the New Orleans Saints were given a seventh-round pick. Meanwhile, the Miami Dolphins, initially granted two seventh-round picks, now retain only the first. The Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Chargers also saw their seventh-round selections moved back by one pick.
The Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys each secured the maximum number of traditional compensatory picks, receiving four apiece.
In addition to the 32 traditional compensatory selections distributed, three special compensatory picks were granted to the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, and Detroit Lions as part of the equal employment opportunity incentive established in the 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Since the introduction of compensatory picks in 1994, the Baltimore Ravens have earned the most in the league, amassing 60 such selections.
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