NFL: What are compensatory picks and how do they work? Complete list released

The NFL on Thursday announced it has awarded 37 compensatory picks to 16 teams for the 2023 Draft, which will be held between April 27 and 29 in Kansas City, Missouri.

What are the compensatory picks and how do they work?

NFL offers draft placements designated from rounds No 3 through 7 in the event of specific personnel change, which means the net loss of compensatory free agents or the hiring of a minority employee as the head coach or general manager with a different team.

In 2022, the league awarded 39 compensatory picks to 16 different teams.

The NFL uses a formula to award the picks. It accounts a player’s average salary per year (APY), snap count and postseason awards. The exact formula, however, is not known.

“A pair of NFC West teams led the way, with the 49ers receiving a league-high seven selections and the Rams netting four. The 37 compensatory picks include five special selections that were awarded 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 club. Three of those picks were awarded to San Francisco. The special compensatory picks were instituted as an amendment to the 2020 Collective Bargaining.” NFL.com said.

Teams like the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Commanders have received multiple picks this year.

Here is a complete list:

Round 3:

96) Arizona Cardinals

97) Washington Commanders

98) Cleveland Browns*

99) San Francisco 49ers*

100) Kansas City Chiefs*

101) San Francisco 49ers*

102) San Francisco 49ers*

Round 4:

135) New England Patriots

Round 5:

167) Los Angeles Rams

168) Arizona Cardinals

169) Dallas Cowboys

170) Green Bay Packers

171) Los Angeles Rams

172) New York Giants

173) San Francisco 49ers

174) Las Vegas Raiders

175) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

176) Dallas Cowboys

177) Los Angeles Rams

Round 6:

210) New England Patriots

211) Minnesota Vikings

212) Dallas Cowboys

213) Arizona Cardinals

214) Las Vegas Raiders

215) Washington Commanders

216) San Francisco 49ers

217) Kansas City Chiefs

Round 7:

250) Kansas City Chiefs

251) Los Angeles Rams

252) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

253) San Francisco 49ers

254) New York Giants

255) San Francisco 49ers

256) Green Bay Packers

257) New Orleans Saints

258) Chicago Bears

259) Houston Texans