NFL Draft

The NFL draft is an annual event in which National Football League franchises take turns selecting amateur football players and other first-time eligible players. Currently, the draft consists of seven rounds. Each team is assigned a selection in each round, with the teams with the worst record from the previous year being assigned the best picks in each round. This helps the league achieve a degree of parity.

Compensatory Picks

In addition to the 32 picks in each round, there are a total of 31 picks dispersed at the ends of Rounds 3-7. These picks, which are known as "Compensatory Picks" are awarded to teams who have lost more talent players then they gained the previous year in Free Agency. These picks do not account for released players or signing players cut by another team. For example, if in the previous year, a team lost two starters and two backup players from other teams signing them as free agents, while they signed only two new backup players, the team would likely receive two compensatory picks. These picks can not be traded.

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