The 2025 NFL Draft saw the Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, and Miami Dolphins each granted four extra selections, the most in the league, due to their losses and signings during the previous year’s free agency period. Additionally, the San Francisco 49ers also received four picks, with three coming from free agency acquisitions and one for developing DeMeco Ryans as a head coach. The NFL recently announced a total of 35 compensatory picks allocated to 15 teams for the upcoming draft.
Compensatory draft picks are given when a team is determined to have lost more or better compensatory free agents than it acquired in the prior year. These picks fall between the third and seventh rounds based on the value of the free agents lost. Here are the compensatory picks for the 2025 draft:
– Minnesota Vikings (97th Overall)
– Miami Dolphins (98th)
– New York Giants (99th)
– San Francisco 49ers (100th)
– Los Angeles Rams (101st)
– Detroit Lions (102nd)
**FOURTH ROUND**
– Miami Dolphins (135th)
– Baltimore Ravens (136th)
– Seattle Seahawks (137th)
– San Francisco 49ers (138th)
**FIFTH ROUND**
– Buffalo Bills (169th)
– Dallas Cowboys (170th)
– Dallas Cowboys (171st)
– Seattle Seahawks (172nd)
– Buffalo Bills (173rd)
– Dallas Cowboys (174th)
– Seattle Seahawks (175th)
– Baltimore Ravens (176th)
And so on with the remaining rounds of the draft. The compensatory picks are determined by a formula that considers factors like salary, playing time, and postseason accolades of the free agents lost. The ultimate goal is to assess the net loss teams experience from compensatory free agents during the previous free agency period.
In 2025, the teams with the most compensatory picks were Baltimore (4), Dallas (4), and Miami (4), followed by others like the Los Angeles Chargers, San Francisco, and Seattle with three each. Notably, the 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, and Detroit Lions were granted special compensatory selections under a 2020 amendment to the collective bargaining agreement aimed at promoting equal employment opportunities within NFL clubs.
**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
Since the CFA formula was implemented in 1994, a total of 1,005 compensatory picks have been awarded, with Baltimore leading the way with 60.
2025 NFL COMPENSATORY PICKS 1994-2025
– Baltimore (60)
– Dallas (58)
– Green Bay (53)
– Los Angeles Rams (51)
– New England (48)
– San Francisco (46)
– Philadelphia (41)
– Cincinnati (37)
– Pittsburgh (35)
– Seattle (35)
– Tennessee (33)
– Kansas City (33)
– Arizona (32)
– New York Giants (31)
– Buffalo (31)
– Minnesota (29)
– Los Angeles Chargers (29)
– Miami (26)
– Atlanta (25)
– Indianapolis (25)
– Tampa Bay (25)
– Las Vegas (25)
– Denver (24)
– Detroit (24)
– Chicago (21)
– Jacksonville (21)
– Carolina (20)
– Houston (19)
– Washington (19)
– New Orleans (17)
– New York Jets (17)
– Cleveland (15)
(*Not including special compensatory selections)
