Jets, Ravens lead NFL with four compensatory draft picks
The NFL has awarded 32 compensatory draft picks to 13 different teams.
That includes a league-high four compensatory draft picks to the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens.
Here's the full press release:
Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.
The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents up to a maximum of four. The 32 compensatory choices announced today will supplement the 224 choices in the seven rounds of the 2014 NFL Draft (May 8-10), which will kick off in primetime for the fifth consecutive year.
The first round will be held on Thursday, May 8 and begin at 8:00 PM ET. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, May 9 at 7:00 PM ET followed by rounds 4-7 on Saturday, May 10 at 12:00 PM ET.
This year, the compensatory picks will be positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.
Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula.
The NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement limits the number of compensatory picks to the number of clubs then in the league (32). This year, three clubs – Chicago, Atlanta and Cincinnati – qualified for compensatory picks under the net loss formula but will not receive those picks because they ranked 33rd, 34th and 35th, respectively, among all compensatory picks. Atlanta and Cincinnati will receive picks for other compensatory free agents lost who ranked within the top 32 compensatory picks.
A fourth club, Oakland, did not suffer a net loss of compensatory free agents last year but qualified for a compensatory pick because the compensatory free agents lost by the club were ranked higher than the ones they signed (by a specified points differential based upon salary and playing time). Because such picks are awarded after all compensatory picks at the end of the seventh round have been made, Oakland’s pick effectively ranked 36th among all compensatory picks, so the club will not receive a selection.
The following 2014 compensatory draft picks have been determined by the NFL Management Council:
ROUND CHOICE/
ROUND
OVERALL SELECTION
TEAM
3
33-97
Pittsburgh
3
34-98
Green Bay
3
35-99
Baltimore
3
36-100
San Francisco
4
33-133
Detroit
4
34-134
Baltimore
4
35-135
Houston
4
36-136
Detroit
4
37-137
New York Jets
4
38-138
Baltimore
4
39-139
Atlanta
4
40-140
New England
5
33-173
Pittsburgh
5
34-174
New York Giants
5
35-175
Baltimore
5
36-176
Green Bay
6
33-209
New York Jets
6
34-210
New York Jets
6
35-211
Houston
6
36-212
Cincinnati
6
37-213
New York Jets
6
38-214
St. Louis
6
39-215
Pittsburgh
7
33-248
Dallas
7
34-249
St. Louis
7
35-250
St. Louis
7
36-251
Dallas
7
37-252
Cincinnati
7
38-253
Atlanta
7
39-254
Dallas
7
40-255
Atlanta
7
41-256
Houston
Following are the compensatory free agents lost and signed last year by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2014 NFL Draft:
ATLANTA
Lost:
Brent Grimes, Luke McCown (did not qualify for a compensatory pick, 32 picks already awarded), Christopher Owens, Will Svitek, Vance Walker
Gained:
Osi Umenyiora
BALTIMORE
Lost:
Dannell Ellerbe, Paul Kruger, Ed Reed, Cary Williams
Gained:
None
CINCINNATI
Lost:
Josh Brown, Bruce Gradkowski, Manny Lawson, Brian Leonard (did not qualify for a compensatory pick, 32 picks already awarded), Pat Sims, Dan Skuta
Gained:
Josh Johnson, Mike Pollak, Alex Smith
DALLAS
Lost:
Victor Butler, Kenyon Coleman, Mike Jenkins, John Phillips
Gained:
Justin Durant
DETROIT
Lost:
Cliff Avril, Gosder Cherilus, Justin Durant, Drayton Florence, Sammie Lee Hill
Gained:
Reggie Bush, Jason Jones, Glover Quin
GREEN BAY
Lost:
Greg Jennings, Erik Walden
Gained:
None
HOUSTON
Lost:
Alan Ball, Connor Barwin, James Casey, Justin Forsett, Donnie Jones, Glover Quin
Gained:
Greg Jones, Shane Lechler, Ed Reed
NEW ENGLAND
Lost:
Patrick Chung, Donald Thomas, Wes Welker, Danny Woodhead
Gained:
Danny Amendola, Isaac Sopoaga, Will Svitek
NEW YORK GIANTS
Lost:
Martellus Bennett, Chase Blackburn, Domenik Hixon, Osi Umenyiora
Gained:
Josh Brown, Ryan Mundy, Brandon Myers
NEW YORK JETS
Lost:
Yeremiah Bell, Mike DeVito, Shonn Greene, Dustin Keller, LaRon Landry, Matt Slauson
Gained:
Antwan Barnes, Mike Goodson
PITTSBURGH
Lost:
Keenan Lewis, Rashard Mendenhall, Ryan Mundy, Mike Wallace
Gained:
Bruce Gradkowski
SAN FRANCISCO
Lost:
Ted Ginn, Dashon Goldson, Ricky Jean Francois, Isaac Sopoaga, Delanie Walker
Gained:
Craig Dahl, Phil Dawson, Glenn Dorsey, Dan Skuta
ST. LOUIS
Lost:
Danny Amendola, Craig Dahl, Bradley Fletcher, Brandon Gibson, Robert Turner
Gained:
Jared Cook, Jake Long
TOTAL 2014 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS
Baltimore
4
New York Jets
4
Atlanta
3
Dallas
3
Houston
3
Pittsburgh
3
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Cincinnati
2
Detroit
2
Green Bay
2
New England
1
New York Giants
1
San Francisco
1
TOTAL
32
NFL CLUB SUMMARY OF COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS, 1994-2014 *
Baltimore
41
Dallas
33
Green Bay
33
Philadelphia
30
Tennessee ***
30
St. Louis **
30
Pittsburgh
29
New England
27
Buffalo
26
NY Giants
23
San Francisco
23
Cincinnati
22
Indianapolis
20
Seattle
20
Detroit
19
Jacksonville
19
Atlanta
18
San Diego
18
Tampa Bay
18
Chicago
17
Miami
17
Minnesota
17
Oakland
17
Arizona
16
Kansas City
15
Carolina
14
NY Jets
13
Washington
12
New Orleans
10
Denver
9
Houston
9
Cleveland
6
TOTAL
651
* 1994 was the first year that compensatory draft choices were awarded.
** St. Louis picks include those awarded to Los Angeles Rams.
*** Tennessee picks include those awarded to Houston Oilers.
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Aaron Wilson covers the Ravens for The Baltimore Sun
