The NFL on Tuesday announced the 32 compensatory selections for the 2020 NFL Draft. The Houston Texans received the highest of the picks, sliding into the third round with the 33rd pick, or the 97th overall selection. The New England Patriots received the most picks, adding four more selections to their draft. In total, 15 teams received at least one compensatory pick.
Picks are awarded based on a formula that factors in free agents lost and signed from the previous offseason, as well as contract value and play time for each of those players. Any postseason awards earned are also added into the consideration. Teams are capped at four picks gained.
The Miami Dolphins added two selections in the compensatory picks - the 141st overall pick (35th pick in round four) and the 251st pick (37th pick in round seven). The team lost free agents Brandon Bolden, Frank Gore, Ja’Wuan James, and Cameron Wake in 2019, while adding Ryan Fitzpatrick and Eric Rowe.
Injuries this season to James for the Denver Broncos and Wake for the Tennessee Titans hurt Miami’s chances of moving the 141st overall pick to one of the earlier compensatory picks.
The 32 picks awarded this year were given to the Patriots (4), the Denver Broncos (3), the Houston Texans (3), the Minnesota Vikings (3), the New York Giants (3), the Philadelphia Eagles (3), the Seattle Seahawks (3), the Baltimore Ravens (2), the Dolphins (2), the Chicago Bears (1), the Dallas Cowboys (1), the Los Angeles Rams (1), the Pittsburgh Steelers (1), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1), and the Washington Redskins (1). The Giants could have had an additional pick, reaching the four-pick limit with the Patriots, but the formula ranked that selection as the 33rd compensatory pick, with only 32 picks awarded each year.
The picks, by round and overall selection, are:
Round Choice/ Overall Selection - Team
Third round
33/97 - Houston
34/98 - New England
35/99 - New York Giants
36/100 - New England
37/101 - Seattle
38/102 - Pittsburgh
39/103 - Philadelphia
40/104 - Los Angeles Rams
41/105 - Minnesota
42/106 - Baltimore
Fourth round
33/139 - Tampa Bay
34/140 - Chicago
35/141 - Miami
36/142 - Washington
37/143 - Baltimore
38/144 - Seattle
39/145 - Philadelphia
40/146 - Philadelphia
Fifth round
33/178 - Denver
34/179 - Dallas
Sixth round
33/212 - New England
34/213 - New England
35/214 - Seattle
Seventh round
33/247 - New York Giants
34/248 - Houston
35/249 - Minnesota
36/250 - Houston
37/251 - Miami
38/252 - Denver
39/253 - Minnesota
40/254 - Denver
41/255 - New York Giants