Thursday, March 11, 2021

NFL announces 36 compensatory picks in 2021 NFL Draft for 17 teams

Sitting 50 days before the start of the 2021 NFL Draft, the league announced compensatory selections Wednesday.

The list includes the standard 32 compensatory picks, plus four additional selections granted to teams at the end of the third round for minority hires of head coaches and GMs as part of the NFL's new rule to promote diversity hirings. The 36 comp picks were spread over 17 teams.

Per the league, compensatory picks are awarded to a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year. The choices are positioned within the third through sixth rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.

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