A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2011 NFL Draft have been awarded to 23 teams, the NFL announced today.
Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.
The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents up to a maximum of four. The 32 compensatory choices announced today will supplement the 221 choices in the seven rounds of the 2011 NFL Draft (April 28-30), which will kick off in primetime for the second consecutive year.
The first round will be held on Thursday, April 28 and begin at 8:00 PM ET. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, April 29 at 6:00 PM ET followed by rounds 4-7 on Saturday, April 30 at Noon ET.
This year, the compensatory picks will be positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.
Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula.
Three clubs this year (Oakland, Seattle and New Orleans) will each receive a compensatory pick even though they did not suffer a net loss of compensatory free agents last year. Under the formula, the compensatory free agents lost by these clubs were ranked higher than the ones they signed (by a specified point differential based upon salary and performance).
Twenty-one compensatory picks were awarded to clubs based upon the compensatory pick formula. By rule, 11 additional choices were awarded at the end of the seventh round to bring the total number of compensatory selections to 32, equaling the number of NFL clubs. The 11 additional picks were awarded to Carolina, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Cleveland, Arizona, San Francisco, Tennessee, Dallas, Washington and Houston based upon the 2011 draft selection order.
The following 2011 draft picks have been determined by the NFL Management Council:
ROUND CHOICE/
ROUND
OVERALL SELECTION
TEAM
3
33-97
Carolina
4
33-130
Tennessee
34-131
Green Bay
5
33-164
Baltimore
34-165
Baltimore
6
33-198
New York Giants
34-199
Kansas City
35-200
Minnesota
36-201
San Diego
37-202
New York Giants
38-203
Carolina
7
33-233
San Diego
34-234
Miami
35-235
Minnesota
36-236
Philadelphia
37-237
Tampa Bay
38-238
San Francisco
39-239
Philadelphia
40-240
Oakland
41-241
Seattle
42-242
New Orleans
43-243
Carolina
44-244
Buffalo
45-245
Cincinnati
46-246
Denver
47-247
Cleveland
48-248
Arizona
49-249
San Francisco
50-250
Tennessee
51-251
Dallas
52-252
Washington
53-253
Houston
Following are the compensatory free agents lost and signed last year by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2011 NFL Draft:
BALTIMORE
Lost:
Justin Bannan, Dwan Edwards
CAROLINA
Lost:
A.J. Feeley, Julius Peppers
GREEN BAY
Lost:
Aaron Kampman
KANSAS CITY
Lost:
Wade Smith
MIAMI
Lost:
Nathan Jones, Jason Taylor
Signed:
Karlos Dansby
MINNESOTA
Lost:
Artis Hicks, Chester Taylor
NEW ORLEANS
Lost:
Scott Fujita
Signed:
Jimmy Wilkerson
NEW YORK GIANTS
Lost:
David Carr, Fred Robbins
OAKLAND
Lost:
Cornell Green
Signed:
Kyle Boller
PHILADELPHIA
Lost:
Jason Babin, Sean Jones
SAN DIEGO
Lost:
Brandon Manumaleuna, Kassim Osgood
SAN FRANCISCO
Lost:
Arnaz Battle, Tony Pashos
Signed:
David Carr
SEATTLE
Lost:
Nate Burleson
Signed:
Ben Hamilton
TAMPA BAY
Lost:
Will Allen, Jimmy Wilkerson
Signed:
Sean Jones
* *
TENNESSEE
Lost:
Alge Crumpler, Kyle Vanden Bosch
Signed:
Jason Babin
TOTAL 2011 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS
Carolina
3
Baltimore
2
Minnesota
2
New York Giants
2
Philadelphia
2
San Diego
2
San Francisco
2
Tennessee
2
Arizona
1
Buffalo
1
Cincinnati
1
Cleveland
1
Dallas
1
Denver
1
Green Bay
1
Houston
1
Kansas City
1
Miami
1
New Orleans
1
Oakland
1
Seattle
1
Tampa Bay
1
Washington
1
TOTAL
32
NFL CLUB SUMMARY OF COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS, 1994-2011*
Arizona
16
Atlanta
10
Baltimore
31
Buffalo
25
Carolina
13
Chicago
17
Cincinnati
18
Cleveland
2
Dallas
29
Denver
9
Detroit
15
Green Bay
26
Houston
4
Indianapolis
16
Jacksonville
19
Kansas City
13
Miami
15
Minnesota
15
New England
26
New Orleans
10
NY Giants
20
NY Jets
5
Oakland
13
Philadelphia
29
Pittsburgh
22
St. Louis **
26
San Diego
17
San Francisco
19
Seattle
18
Tampa Bay
18
Tennessee *
27
Washington
12
TOTAL
555
- 1994 was the first year that compensatory draft choices were awarded; St. Louis picks include those awarded to Los Angeles Rams:* Tennessee picks include those awarded to Houston Oilers.
