- By Dan Becker
- news@profootballtechs.com
The NFL Draft Compensatory Picks 2023
The NFL has awarded 37 compensatory picks to 16 teams for the 2023 NFL Draft.
The NFL is rewarding 5 special selections at the end of the third round to teams that have had a minority employee hired as a head coach or primary football executive by another team. Three of those picks were rewarded to the San Francisco 49ers. This rule was instituted as an amendment to the 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement to promote equal employment opportunities in the NFL.
The special selection picks are as follows:
- Round 3 Pick 98 – Cleveland Browns
- Round 3 Pick 99 – San Francisco 49ers
- Round 3 Pick 100 – Kansas City Chiefs (traded to the NY Giants)
- Round 3 Pick 101 – San Francisco 49ers
- Round 3 Pick 102 – San Francisco 49ers
Compensatory picks awarded that were not based on coaching or executive hires, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks, per the league.
The compensatory picks are positioned from Round 3 to Round 7 based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.
The Las Vegas Raiders among other teams have been awarded picks due to loss of free agents from a season ago in regards to their salary, playing time, and postseason honors. Las Vegas was awarded two picks. The two selections will be in the fifth round (No. 174 overall) and the sixth round (No. 214 overall).
NFL Draft Compensatory Picks 2023
- Round 3 Pick 96 – Arizona Cardinals
- Round 3 Pick 97 – Washington Commanders
- Round 4 Pick 135 – New England Patriots
- Round 5 Pick 167 – LA Rams
- Round 5 Pick 168 – Arizona Cardinals
- Round 5 Pick 169 – Dallas Cowboys
- Round 5 Pick 170 – Green Bay Packers
- Round 5 Pick 171 – LA Rams
- Round 5 Pick 172 – NY Giants
- Round 5 Pick 173 – San Francisco 49ers
- Round 5 Pick 174 – Las Vegas Raiders
- Round 5 Pick 175 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Round 5 Pick 176 – Dallas Cowboys
- Round 5 Pick 177 – LA Rams
- Round 6 Pick 210 – New England Patriots
- Round 6 Pick 211 – Minnesota Vikings
- Round 6 Pick 212 – Dallas Cowboys
- Round 6 Pick 213 – Arizona Cardinals
- Round 6 Pick 214 – Las Vegas Raiders
- Round 6 Pick 215 – Washington Commanders
- Round 6 Pick 216 – San Francisco 49ers
- Round 6 Pick 217 – Kansas City Chiefs
- Round 7 Pick 250 – Kansas City Chiefs
- Round 7 Pick 251 – LA Rams
- Round 7 Pick 252 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Round 7 Pick 253 – San Francisco 49ers
- Round 7 Pick 254 – NY Giants
- Round 7 Pick 255 – San Francisco 49ers
- Round 7 Pick 256 – Green Bay Packers
- Round 7 Pick 257 – New Orleans Saints
- Round 7 Pick 258 – Chicago Bears
- Round 7 Pick 259 – Houston Texans
The NFL Draft is scheduled for April 27th – 29th in Kansas City.
